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      <text bytes="3126" sha1="ora2phmdai9b35hosiqwdz4xuyugxro" xml:space="preserve">[[Project:Administrators|Administrators]] can '''protect''' and '''unprotect''' pages, including ones that do not exist. Protection of a page or image usually means that a non-admin cannot modify it.

The majority of pages on all Wikia should remain publicly editable, and '''not protected'''. Pages may, however, be temporarily or permanently protected for legal reasons (for example, license texts should not be changed) or in cases of extreme vandalism or edit warring or abusive re-creation.

==Uses==
*Protecting highly vandalised pages, such as the [[Main Page]] on large wikis.
*Maintaining the integrity of the site's logo and favicon.
*Maintaining the integrity of key [[Project:copyrights|copyright]] and license pages.
*Preventing repeatedly created vandal or spam pages from creation. See [[Special:Protectedtitles]]
*Protecting the interface and system messages in the MediaWiki namespace (these are protected automatically)

A '''temporary''' protection is used for:
*Enforcing a "cool down" period to stop an "edit war", upon request.
*Protecting a page or image that has been a recent target of ''persistent'' vandalism or ''persistent'' edits by a banned user. 

There is no need to protect personal .css and .js pages like user/monobook.css or user/cologneblue.js. Only the accounts associated with these pages (and admins) are able to edit them. (For more information on using these pages, see [[Help:User style]])

== Usage ==
Most pages and images are unprotected by default, only the site logo and favicons are automatically protected. You can protect editing, moving, or both by checking or unchecking the '''Unlock move permissions selection box'''.

*'''(default)''' means any user, whether logged in or anonymous, can edit or move the page. 
*'''Block unregistered users''', or semi-protected, means anonymous users and new accounts less than 4 days old cannot edit and/or move pages.
*'''Sysops only''', or fully-protected, means only administrators may edit and/or move the page.

Pages can also be cascade protected, this will cause all images, pages, or templates transcluded onto the page to be fully protected, even if the main article is only semi-protected.

==Rules==
#Do not make the common mistake of protecting pages unnecessarily. For example, do not protect a page simply because it is the Main Page.
#Do not [[Help:Editing|edit]] a temporarily protected page except to add a notice explaining the page is protected.
#Do not protect a page you are involved in an edit dispute over. Admin powers are not editor privileges - admins should only act as servants to the user community at large. 
#Avoid favoring one version of the article over another, unless one version is vandalism. 
#Temporarily protected pages should not be left protected for very long.
#Talk pages and user talk pages are not protected except in extreme circumstances.
#The protection of a page on any particular version is not meant to express support for that version and requests should therefore not be made that the protected version be reverted to a different one.

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      <text bytes="3050" sha1="a7q4bqy0o944zwusve0q165yy7g5grt" xml:space="preserve">Different users have access to different functions of the site. While anyone can do most things on the site, including reading and editing, '''administrators''' can access a few additional functions.

== Administrator abilities ==
These additional functions include:
* Deleting and undeleting pages, page histories, and uploaded files.
* Locking ([[{{ns:project}}:Protected page|protecting]]) a page so it cannot be edited or renamed by users without admin rights or autoconfirmed status.
* Blocking IP addresses or user names from editing; and very quick "rollback" of undesirable edits.
* Editing the interface by changing system messages and skins.

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A '''bureaucrat''' can make other users into bureaucrats or administrators on their own wiki.

Bureaucrats can also give users the ability to "rollback" edits not made in [[w:Assume good faith|good faith]]. 

== Staff ==
Wikia staff members have full access to all Wikia. They will be shown in [[Special:Listusers/staff]] on any wiki. Please use [[Special:Contact]] to contact Wikia staff.

== Who are this wiki's administrators? ==
The "founder" of a wiki, the person who first requested it, is given administrator access automatically. Founders are also given bureaucrat access so they can make any other user on their wiki an administrator or bureaucrat. For a complete list of users with administrator access, see [[Special:Listusers/sysop]].

You may also wish to list them on this page.

*[[User:Example]]

== How do I use administrator powers? ==
See [[Help:Administrators' how-to guide]] for a guide on using admin functions.

== Becoming an administrator ==
For you to become an administrator, someone with bureaucrat access must make you one. On larger Wikia, there will usually be a community page for requests, with a page name such as "[[{{ns:project}}:Requests for adminship]]". On a smaller wiki, you may simply ask on the community portal or [[Forum:Index|Forum]], or ask a bureaucrat directly on his or her talk page.

If there are no active bureaucrats, use the "Requests for adminship" page to nominate users to become admins or bureaucrats.  Once a community decision has been reached (or if there is no active community to debate the decision), please leave a message at the [[Wikia:Wikia:Adoption requests|wiki adoption requests page]] and Wikia Staff can provide the rights.

== What can administrators not do? ==
Administrators should not use their administrator powers to settle editing disputes; for example, to lock a page on a version he or she prefers in an editing dispute that isn't vandalism. Administrator powers should be used to help keep the wiki clear of vandalism, spam, and users who make malicious edits, but not for simple disagreements between users acting in [[w:Assume good faith|good faith]].  Ideally an admin shouldn't be considered "in charge". The ideal admin is just someone who is trusted to have a few extra buttons and to use them for the benefit of the Wikia community.

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* [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Read the license summary]
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Please see [[w:Wikia:Licensing|Wikia:Licensing]] for details.</text>
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Welcome to the wiki. We’re a collaborative community website about your topic that anyone, including you, can edit. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started!

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Welcome to the wiki. We’re a collaborative community website about your topic that anyone, including you, can edit. Click the edit button at the top of any page to get started!

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

==Navegation==

[[Powers Classification]],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heros],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations],


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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about a teenage bullied girl (Taylor/Skitter)who find escape in her costume and superpowers.

The novel show us(from Taylor perspective) ,in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers have begun to appear in the 80's

==Navegation==

[[Powers Classification]],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heros],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations],


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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel, "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about http://parahumans.wordpress.com/]), about a bullied teenage girl (Taylor/Skitter) who finds escape in her costume and superpowers.

The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

==Navegation==

[[Powers Classification]],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heros],[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations],


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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel, "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about http://parahumans.wordpress.com/]), about a bullied teenage girl (Taylor/Skitter) who finds escape in her costume and superpowers.

The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
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The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

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This is a Wiki about the web serial novel, "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about http://parahumans.wordpress.com/]), about a bullied teenage girl (Taylor/[[Skitter]]) who finds escape in her costume and superpowers.

The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

==Navigation==

[[Chapter List]], [[Powers Classification]], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel, "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about http://parahumans.wordpress.com/]), about a bullied teenage girl (Taylor/[[Skitter]]) who finds escape in her costume and superpowers.

The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

==Navigation==

[[Chapter List]], [[Powers Classification]], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki about the web serial novel, "Worm" (updated Tuesdays and Saturdays in [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/)about http://parahumans.wordpress.com/]), about a bullied teenage girl (Taylor/[[Skitter]]) who finds escape in her costume and superpowers.

The story shows us (from Taylor's perspective), in a pretty realistic way, how our world could be now if people with powers had begun to appear in the 80's.

==Navigation==

[[Chapter List]], [[Powers Classification]], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places].

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay, a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

==Navigation==

[[Chapter List]], [[Powers Classification]], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations], [http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places].

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay, a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay, a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes [http://rayelpee.com/ 50 shades] have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay, a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of Brockton Bay, a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Media:Brockton Bay]], a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and [[Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm].  Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Media:Brockton Bay]], a coastal city in the Northeastern United States.  Superhero and [[Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area.  Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. Superhero and politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''
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[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
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Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. Superhero and Supervillain politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
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[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Heroes|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villain|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villain Villains]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villains|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://www.parahumans.wordpress.com Worm]. Worm is about a bullied teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor]], who seeks escape in her costume and superpowers.

Taylor quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community of [[Brockton Bay]] , a coastal city in the Northeastern United States. [[:Category:Hero|Superhero]] and [[:Category:Villains|Supervillain]] politics, factions, rivalries, information warfare and the individual problems of the people beneath the costumes have even heroes in a moral gray area. Taylor's actions in the midst of all this leave her in a situation where she's forced to make some hard choices, facing the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story before use.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br /&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br /&gt;
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br /&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/about/ Worm.]

Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers--in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out.

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], "Skitter" becomes entrapped in the politics between heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic, and her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies about the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates every Tuesday and Saturday.

New to Worm? Start reading [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ here.]

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers all throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story up to its latest entry before browsing.'''''

==Help Needed==
Since the wiki is still rather new, we are lacking a few features that will help a lot in the long run. Here are some important ones we could use.
* '''Character Template''': We need a character template that can be used for all the various characters so that every page will be uniform and quick to make and update. Preferably, it would have sections for "Aliases", "Age", "Gender", "Affiliations", "Alignment", and so forth.
If you think of any other ideas for improvements to the wiki, please add them in the list.

==Navigation==
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br/&gt;

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[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Newest Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/about/ Worm.]

Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers--in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out.

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], "Skitter" becomes entrapped in the politics between heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic, and her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies about the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates every Tuesday and Saturday.

New to Worm? Start reading [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ here.]

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers all throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story up to its latest entry before browsing.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villains Villains]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]&lt;br/&gt;

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/about/ Worm.]

Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers--in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out.

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], "Skitter" becomes entrapped in the politics between heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic, and her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies about the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updates every Tuesday and Saturday.

New to Worm? Start reading [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ here.]

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers all throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story up to its latest entry before browsing.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villains Villains]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue Rogue]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]&lt;br/&gt;

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==Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki==
This is a Wiki centered around the characters, places, powers and events of the the web serial novel, [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/about/ Worm.]

Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers--in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out.

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], "Skitter" becomes entrapped in the politics between heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic, and her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies about the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm updated every Tuesday and Saturday. It is now complete.

New to Worm? Start reading [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ here.]

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers all throughout this wiki. It is advised to read the story up to the end before browsing.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br/&gt;
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue Rogue]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br/&gt;
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Welcome to the wiki for the [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/about/ Worm] web serial by Wildbow. This wiki is centred around detailing the various characters, places, powers and events within the story.

Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Skitter|Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out.

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.

Worm was updated every Tuesday and Saturday from 2011 - 2013. It is now complete.

New to Worm? Get immersed and start reading with the first chapter of the Gestation arc [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ here.]

'''''Warning: There are unmarked spoilers all throughout this wiki. Any visitors are advised to read the story up to the end before browsing.'''''

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villains Villains]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue Rogue]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Places Places]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]&lt;br/&gt;

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Welcome to the Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki, a wiki dedicated to the Worm Web Serial by Wildbow! We hope you enjoy your stay and help us by making new pages or contributing to the [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles]]  we have here on the wiki! 

Be warned that this wiki is filled with &lt;strong style="color:red; font-size:120%"&gt;''SPOILERS''&lt;/strong&gt; about the Worm Web Serial. This is your only warning, read at your own risk!

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[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
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[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue Rogue]&lt;br&gt;
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Be warned that this wiki is filled with &lt;strong style="color:red; font-size:120%"&gt;''SPOILERS''&lt;/strong&gt; about Worm. This is your only warning, read at your own risk!


==Synopsis:==
Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Worm TVTropes Page]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Chapter List]]&lt;br/&gt;
[[Powers Classification]]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Characters Characters]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Villains Villains]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Hero Heroes]&lt;br/&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Rogue Rogue]&lt;br&gt;
[http://parahumans.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Groups_and_Organizations Groups And Organizations]&lt;br/&gt;
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Be warned that this wiki is filled with '''UNMARKED SPOILERS''' about the story, characters and setting of Worm. This is your only warning, read at your own risk!
==Synopsis==
Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 

==Navigation==
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Be warned that this wiki is filled with '''UNMARKED SPOILERS''' about the story, characters and setting of Worm. This is your only warning, read at your own risk!
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Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

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* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
Setting
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Be warned that this wiki is filled with '''UNMARKED SPOILERS''' about the story, characters and setting of Worm. This is your only warning, read at your own risk!
==Synopsis==
Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as [[The Undersiders|the Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 

==Navigation==
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm]
* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/ First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
Setting
* [[Earths]]
* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[Shards and the Entities]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm Web Serial]
* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/First First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
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* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/First First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[The Entities and Shards]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm Web Serial]
* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/First First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[The Entities and Shards]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[The Entities and Shards]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
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* [[Power Classifications]]
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* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[Entity|Entities]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/First First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
Setting
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* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[Entity|Entities]]
* [http://timeglider.com/t/f1a836311fa00bb3 Timeline]
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Worm is the story of a young teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Hero|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/ Worm Web Serial]
* [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/First First Chapter]
* [[Chapter List]]
[[::Category:Characters|Characters]]
* [[:Category:Heroes|Heroes]]
* [[::Category:Villains|Villains]]
* [[:Category:Rogues|Rogues]]
* [[Character Reference Sheet|Quick Reference Sheet]]
Setting
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* [[Power Classifications]]
* [[:Category:Groups and_Organizations|Groups And Organizations]]
* [[::Category:Places|Places]]
* [[:Category:Events|Events]]
* [[::Category:Fights|Fights]]
* [[Entity|Entities]]
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons. 
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:MASTER5.jpg|link=Master]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:BLASTER7.jpg|link=Blaster]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:THINKER8.jpg|link=Thinker]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:CHANGER10.jpg|link=Changer]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Unnamed Bug Girl vs. Lung]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle at the Bank]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle at the Gallery]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle against Leviathan]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Gold Morning]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;center&gt;SYNOPSIS&lt;/center&gt;
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|Worm is a web serial by John McCrae ([[Wildbow]]) that follows the story of a teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Heroes|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:BRUTE3.jpg|link=Brute]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:BREAKER4.jpg|link=Breaker]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:MASTER5.jpg|link=Master]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:TINKER6.jpg|link=Tinker]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:BLASTER7.jpg|link=Blaster]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:THINKER8.jpg|link=Thinker]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:STRIKER9.jpg|link=Striker]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:CHANGER10.jpg|link=Changer]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:TRUMP11.jpg|link=Trump]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:STRANGER12.jpg|link=Stranger]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;center&gt;FIGHTS&lt;/center&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Unnamed Bug Girl vs. Lung]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle at the Bank]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle at the Gallery]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle against Leviathan]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Battle against Echidna]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[New Delhi]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td style="width:33%; height:50px; color: #ffffff; text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; background: #3d3d3d; font-size:140%; font-weight:800; padding:10px 0 10px 0;"&gt;[[Gold Morning]]&lt;/td&gt;
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|Worm is a web serial by John McCrae ([[Wildbow]]) that follows the story of a teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Heroes|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.
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|Lots of thanks to the authors at the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13655025 Worm synopsis project], the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17090171 Worm feats thread], and the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202570 Word of God repository] on Spacebattles; authors at [https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/ /r/RespectThreads] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/parahumans /r/Parahumans] on Reddit; and all the other places where information on Worm has been compiled. And, of course, thanks always to [[Wildbow]], and to all of you for making this place a possibility.
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The Parahumans Web Serial Novel Wiki is a Wiki dedicated to everything about the [[Worm]] and [[Ward]] Web Serial Novels that anyone can edit. [[Parahumans]] is one of the most popular Web Serials on the internet, and is updated twice weekly.

This Wiki reveals plot details about the series. Read at your own risk!
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:Skitter1.jpg|link=Taylor]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:Tattletale2.jpg|link=Tattletale]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:Lung3.jpg|link=Lung]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:Armsmaster4.jpg|link=Armsmaster]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:Vista5.jpg|link=Vista]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:Dragon6.jpg|link=Dragon]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:Bakuda7rev.jpg|link=Bakuda]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:KidWin8.jpg|link=Kid Win]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:MOVER1.jpg|link=Mover]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:SHAKER2.jpg|link=Shaker]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:BRUTE3.jpg|link=Brute]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:MASTER5.jpg|link=Master]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:TINKER6.jpg|link=Tinker]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:BLASTER7.jpg|link=Blaster]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:THINKER8.jpg|link=Thinker]]&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td&gt;[[File:STRIKER9.jpg|link=Striker]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:CHANGER10.jpg|link=Changer]]&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;[[File:TRUMP11.jpg|link=Trump]]&lt;/td&gt;
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|Worm is a web serial by John McCrae ([[Wildbow]]) that follows the story of a teenage girl, [[Taylor Hebert]], who is bullied at her high school in the fictional East Coast city of [[Brockton Bay]]. However, Taylor is also secretly a [[Parahumans|parahuman]] (or 'cape'), an individual with superpowers - in her case, the ability to exert fine control over all the bugs in a several-block radius. Using her powers, she seeks to escape from her everyday life and attempts to become a [[:Category:Heroes|superhero]], but quickly gets swept up in the chaos and complexities of the 'cape' community after instead being mistaken for a [[:Category:Villains|supervillain]] on her first night out. 

As a member of an up-and-coming group of teenage villains known as the [[The Undersiders|Undersiders]], Skitter (as Taylor comes to be known) becomes entrapped in the politics of heroes and villains, where she quickly learns that the 'heroes' are not so heroic and that her only opportunity to do real good might be under the label of 'villain.' In the superpowered underworld of Brockton Bay, caught in the middle of gang wars and conspiracies that cut to the core of the very origins of superpowers, Taylor is left to face the reality of having to do the wrong things for the right reasons.
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|Lots of thanks to the authors at the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13655025 Worm synopsis project], the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17090171 Worm feats thread], and the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202570 Word of God repository] on Spacebattles; authors at [https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/ /r/RespectThreads] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/parahumans /r/Parahumans] on Reddit; and all the other places where information on Worm has been compiled. And, of course, thanks always to [[Wildbow]], and to all of you for making this place a possibility.
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Ward-Character-poster-Lonsheep.jpg|Cover by lonsheep
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es2mrSr.png|Cover by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4n3joj/i_also_had_an_idea_for_a_worm_book_cover/ Seraphaestus on Reddit]
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[[Eclipse x.5]]
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The Parahumans Web Serial Novel Wiki is a Wiki dedicated to everything about the [[Worm]] and [[Ward]] Web Serial Novels that anyone can edit. [[Parahumans]] is one of the most popular Web Serials on the internet, and is updated twice weekly.

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===About this category===
This category is intended to contain all the '''local''' "help" pages for this Wikia: pages that can help contributors and/or readers. If you find helpful pages that you think should be here, you may include them here just by typing &lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Help]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; on them.

Most, but not all, have "Help:" at the beginning of their page names and are therefore in the "Help" namespace; an automatically-generated list of those can be found at [[Special:AllPages]] by running down the "Namespace" menu.


===Getting more help===
You can also:
* Ask questions at the local [[Forum:Index|forum]].
* Talk to one of the [[Special:ListUsers/sysop|site administrators]] or any currently active contributor (the people whose names appear on [[Special:RecentChanges|the "Recent changes" page]]); use their user talk pages.
* If you can't find what you need on this wiki, you can seek help at the [[w:|Central Wikia]], especially at the [[w:Forum:Index|Central forum]].  

If you still need help, you may want to contact the [[w:Community Team|Wikia Community Team]].


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''Click the "edit this page" link (above) to start this page and to tell people what this wiki is all about.''</text>
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      <text bytes="997" sha1="cf0bz73djjvydv3nrb4ula78nr1ttji" xml:space="preserve">The Parahumans Wiki is a wiki dedicated to everything about the superhero [[wikipedia:web serials]] [[Worm]] and [[Ward]] created by John C. McCrae ([[Wildbow]]). Everyone is welcome to edit the wiki.

'''[[Parahumans]]''', also called the '''Worm-verse''', is the name used to refer to a continuity of stories including [[Worm]], [[Glow-worm]], [[Ward]], [[PHO Sunday]], and various other short stories written by the author.

Parahumans is one of the most popular web serials on the internet&lt;ref&gt;https://topwebfiction.com/?ranking=at - Worm &amp; Wards holds the number 2 &amp; 3 spots respectively, as of November 8th, 2021&lt;/ref&gt;, with both novels having concluded&lt;ref&gt;https://www.parahumans.net/2020/05/02/last-20-end/ Ward's [[Last chapter]] was published May 3rd, 2020.&lt;/ref&gt;.

This wiki reveals important plot details about the series. Read at your own risk!

==Related Wikis==
* [[w:c:pact-web-serial:Pact|Pact]] - for the Pact &amp; Pale web serials
* [[w:c:twig:Twig|Twig]] - for the Twig web serial</text>
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Remember to check [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|what links here]] and [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=history}} the page history] before deleting.
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'''This page is a candidate for deletion.'''

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Remember to check [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|what links here]] and [{{fullurl:{{FULLPAGENAME}}|action=history}} the page history] before deleting.
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To add a page to this category, type {{t|delete}} on the page.

[[Category:Site maintenance]]</text>
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      <text bytes="586" sha1="b059e8lq2v920jq830cx9t22yam2mtf" xml:space="preserve">There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

Other policies for this Wikia should be decided by the wiki community. It's generally best to keep policies as simple as possible, and not to introduce too many rules. A growing wiki can usually do well with a few simple policies and a lot of goodwill and cooperation.  

Adding &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Policy]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to any policy pages will add them to the policy category. This is found [[:Category:Policy|here]].

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There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, including previous drafts of Worm, should not be included except as Trivia.

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

Adding &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Policy]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to any policy pages will add them to the policy category. This is found [[:Category:Policy|here]].

[[Category:Policy|*]]</text>
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There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, including previous drafts of Worm, should not be included except as Trivia.

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

Adding &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Policy]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to any policy pages will add them to the policy category. This is found [[:Category:Policy|here]].

[[Category:Policy|*]]</text>
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      <text bytes="3259" sha1="1un89lvj12jhu09q41817ahcpgl8sbl" xml:space="preserve">This is a list of '''policies''' enforced on the Worm Wiki.

There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, including previous drafts of Worm, should not be included except as Trivia.

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&lt;nowiki&gt;&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

Adding &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Policy]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to any policy pages will add them to the policy category. This is found [[:Category:Policy|here]].

[[Category:Policy|*]]</text>
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There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, including previous drafts of Worm, should not be included except as Trivia.

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

Adding &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Category:Policy]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to any policy pages will add them to the policy category. This is found [[:Category:Policy|here]].

[[Category:Policy|*]]</text>
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There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, including previous drafts of Worm, should not be included except as Trivia.

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

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There are very few '''policies''' which apply across all Wikia. These can be found on the Central Wikia at [[Wikia:Category:Policy]]. 

== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about an unnamed character should be the name from the character tags:
*[[Ignis Fatuus]].
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;
== Spoilers ==
Ideally, if there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should be used. However, information should '''never''' be omitted in order to preserve a spoiler.

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]]. Sections devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to potential spoilers.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about an unnamed character should be the name from the character tags:
*[[Ignis Fatuus]].
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

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== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. 

However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. However, information should never be omitted in order to preserve a surprise. '''Being informative is more important than preserving spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about an unnamed character should be the name from the character tags:
*[[Ignis Fatuus]].
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;
== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

''However'', information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[MAIN PAGE]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about an unnamed character should be the name from the character tags:
*[[Ignis Fatuus]].
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;
== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source (if any), or a speculative name if no name is available.
*[[Abbadon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.

&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source (if any), or a speculative name if no name is available.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

Characters with multiple identities should be included under their most recognizable one. In the case of conflict, the most recent name (in-universe) should be used.
&lt;!-- 

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*Imp, not Aisha.
*Regent, not Hijack.
*Flechette, not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*The Siberian, not Siberian.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*Alan Barnes, not Alan.
*Annette Hebert, not Annette Rose Hebert.
*Nicholas Vasil.
*Charlotte.
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source (if any), or a speculative name if no name is available.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*Butcher XIV.
*Unicorn III.
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*March (Gold Coin), March (New York).
*Leister (Protectorate), Leister (Wards).
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as Flechette and Foil or Armsmaster and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

[This rule conflicts with one page: Alexandria/Rebecca Costa-Brown.]

 --&gt;

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===

1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===

&lt;blockquote&gt;1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

&lt;blockquote&gt;1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="normal"&gt;1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;font size="9"&gt;1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template.

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it.

Information for which a source cannot be found should also be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Imp]], not Aisha.
*[[Regent]], not Hijack.
*[[Flechette]], not Foil.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
The page [[Taylor Hebert]] is an exception to these rules, as she is the protagonist.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
:9.The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names, ''not'' cape names. This is an exception to rule 1.

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9.The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names.  This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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== Image Attribution ==
Although most images used on this site are fanart, and thus occupy an unclear legal position, that's absolutely no excuse not to credit people. 

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page, with a clear link to where they can be contacted and their other work can be found, and to the place it was originally posted. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] or [[User talk:FossilLord|FossilLord]] and it can be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, please either contact us or remove the image from it's associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

== Image Quality ==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. With that said, images which are of extremely low quality, or which are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available and should be used sparingly if not.

== Citations ==
All information on this wiki should, ideally, be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

== Canon ==
Information which is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction or otherwise created by an author other than [[Wildbow]], or which seems to contradict canon, should be removed immediately.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason.) However, material relating to stories set in other universes, should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia.)

== Page Names ==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9.The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names.  This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

== Spoilers ==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. 

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

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==Image Attribution==
Although most images used on this site are fanart and thus occupy an unclear legal position, there is no excuse not to credit artists.

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page with a clear link to the original post and where their other work can be found. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] or [[User talk:FossilLord|FossilLord]] and it will be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, either contact us or remove the image from its associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

==Image Quality==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. That being said, images that are of extremely low quality, or are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available.

==Citations==
All information on this wiki should ideally be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

==Canon==
Information that is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction story or otherwise sourced from someone other than [[Wildbow]], should be removed immediately. Likewise, information that seems to contradict canon should be evaluated carefully.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason). However, material relating to stories set in other universes should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia).

==Page Names==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9. The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names. This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

==Spoilers==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used.

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

==See Also==
[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]]
[[Worm Wiki:Manual of Style]]

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==Image Attribution==
Although most images used on this site are fanart and thus occupy an unclear legal position, there is no excuse not to credit artists.

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page with a clear link to the original post and where their other work can be found. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] or [[User talk:FossilLord|FossilLord]] and it will be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, either contact us or remove the image from its associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

==Image Quality==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. That being said, images that are of extremely low quality, or are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available.

==Citations==
All information on this wiki should ideally be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

==Canon==
Information that is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction story or otherwise sourced from someone other than [[Wildbow]], should be removed immediately. Likewise, information that seems to contradict canon should be evaluated carefully.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason). However, material relating to stories set in other universes should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia).

==Page Names==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9. The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names. This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

==Spoilers==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used.

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

==See Also==
[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]]

[[Worm Wiki:Manual of Style]]

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==Image Attribution==
Although most images used on this site are fanart and thus occupy an unclear legal position, there is no excuse not to credit artists.

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page with a clear link to the original post and where their other work can be found. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] or [[User talk:FossilLord|FossilLord]] and it will be deleted. If you have access to credible information saying that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, either contact us or remove the image from its associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

==Image Quality==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. That being said, images that are of extremely low quality, or are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available.

==Citations==
All information on this wiki should ideally be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

==Canon==
Information that is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction story or otherwise sourced from someone other than [[Wildbow]], should be removed immediately. Likewise, information that seems to contradict canon should be evaluated carefully.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason). However, material relating to stories set in other universes should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia).

==Page Names==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]], or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they used first after their appearance in-story is used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9. The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names. This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

==Spoilers==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and it's only fair to give them some consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used.

However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

==See Also==
*[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]]

*[[Worm Wiki:Manual of Style]]

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==Image Attribution==
Although most images used on this site are fanart and thus occupy an unclear legal position, there is no excuse not to credit artists.

Artists should ideally be named on both the page where their artwork is used and on the image's page with a clear link to the original post and where their other work can be found. Images without at least one of these will be removed. Images that contain watermarks with this information are also acceptable, although discouraged.

If you are an artist and wish to have your image removed from the site, please contact [[User talk:MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] or [[User talk:FossilLord|FossilLord]] and it will be deleted. If you have access to credible information stating that an artist isn't comfortable with their work being used, either contact us or remove the image from its associated pages with a link to your source in the edit reason.

==Image Quality==
Please try to use images that are as story-accurate as possible, to prevent confusion. That being said, images that are of extremely low quality, or are primarily intended as jokes, should never be used if an equally-accurate alternative is available.

==Citations==
All information on this wiki should ideally be cited clearly using reference tags:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="NAME"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''CITATION'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information included in Worm itself should be cited with the chapter name, a link to the chapter itself or its page on the Wiki, and optionally a direct quote. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;Since the start of the semester, I had been looking forward to the part of Mr. Gladly’s World Issues class where we’d start discussing capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/1-1/
Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information from Ward uses the same guidelines, except that the chapter name should be appended with a "II" to distinguish it from Worm. Like so:

&lt;code&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="II1.1"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;It was a second chance for humanity as a whole, and they’d gone and screwed it up from the start by coloring the city gold, of all colors.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2017/09/11/daybreak-1-1/
Excerpt] from [[Daybreak 1.1]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''&lt;/code&gt;

Information provided by Wildbow elsewhere similarly requires a link. Information stored offline, for whatever reason, should be clearly specified and ideally have a link to information about it. Information for which a source cannot be found should be removed, following a discussion on the page's Talk Page in which other users can put forth their sources.

==Canon==
Information that is purely speculative, from a fan-fiction story or otherwise sourced from someone other than [[Wildbow]], should be removed immediately. Likewise, information that seems to contradict canon should be evaluated carefully.

All Worm-related material by Wildbow should be considered canon unless indicated otherwise, including comments indicating that other people's work is canon (for whatever reason). However, material relating to stories set in other universes should not be considered canon (although it may be treated as trivia).

==Page Names==
Page names should be as recognizable as possible, with all likely alternatives made into redirect pages using the following code:

&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;#REDIRECT [[main page name]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;

If two pages share possible names, a note should be included on both pages.

===Character Page Names===
The titles of character pages follow specific rules.

:1: The title of an article about a cape should be the first cape-name used after their appearance:
*[[Lung]], not Kenta.
*[[Assault]], not Madcap.
*[[Armsmaster]], not Defiant.
:2: If a name features the word 'The' it should be included in the article title:
*[[The Siberian]], not Siberian.
*[[The Simurgh]], not Simurgh.
:3: The title of an article about a non-cape, or a cape without a cape-name should be the combination of their first and last name (if known):
*[[Alan Barnes]], not Alan.
*[[Annette Hebert]], not Annette Rose Hebert.
*[[Charlotte]].
:4. The title of an article about a character not named in the story should be their name according to some other canonical source, if any. If there is no canon name available, a speculative name may be used, ideally based on references to them in the text.
*[[Abaddon]]
*[[Ignis Fatuus]]
*[[The Slug]]
:5. Characters part of series should have their number in the series added to the title in roman numerals:
*[[Butcher XIV]].
*[[Unicorn IV]].
:6. Characters with identical names should have a marker within parentheses to distinguish them. Please use the first difference available: [civilian name; organization; general location].
*[[March (Gold Coin)]], [[March (New York)]].
*[[Leister (Protectorate)]], [[Leister (Wards)]].
:7. Characters who are arguably the same person, such as [[the Siberian|The Siberian]] and [[Siberian's Creator|her creator]] or the different [[Butcher]]s should only be given a separate page if there is sufficient material for it. Characters who are inarguably the same person, such as [[Flechette]] and Foil or [[Armsmaster]] and Defiant, should never be given separate pages.
:8. If a character changes their civilian name, the civilian name they use first after their first in-story appearance should be used.
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Sarah Livsey
:9. The pages of protagonists and their primary teams - [[Taylor Hebert]], [[Victoria Dallon]], and all the core members of the [[Undersiders]] and [[Breakthrough]] - use civilian names whenever possible, ''not'' cape names. This is an exception to rule 1. (This exception does not apply to members who were only members before or after the protagonist was on the team.)
* [[Taylor Hebert]], not Skitter or Weaver
* [[Lisa Wilbourn]], not Tattletale
* [[Flechette]], not Lily

==Spoilers==
The front page warns that this wiki is full of spoilers, and it is impossible to create a wiki for any work of fiction that does not discuss the content of the story. However, some people do nevertheless use this wiki without having finished Worm, and thus it is only fair to give them consideration.

If there are two ways to phrase something, the way that does not reveal plot twists should ideally be used. However, information should ''never'' be outright omitted in order to preserve a surprise or twist. '''Being informative is more important than avoiding spoilers.'''

Pages about characters whose true identity is revealed late in the story, or about concepts that are revealed late in the story, should be marked with [[Template:Spoilers]] at the top of the page. Sections in other pages devoted to details that are both surprising and important to the plot should also be marked with this template, as should pages and sections about [[Shard]]s or [[Entities]].

These rules do not apply to the History section of pages, which are devoted entirely to spoilers by their very nature.

==See Also==
*[[Worm Wiki:Layout Guide]]

*[[Worm Wiki:Manual of Style]]

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This page is for any tests.

Welcome to the sandbox!

Anyone can edit this.

==Simple Editing==

To edit a page, click on the "edit" tab, usually near the top of the page.  Then, edit the box in the page.  Feel free to practice here, on this page.  It's here just for you to practice.

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&lt;nowiki&gt;[[Main Page]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; becomes [[Main Page]].

==Simple Formatting==

Create headers by putting text inbetween repeated equal (=) signs.  The more =, the lower level the heading is.

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* it's ok to make editing mistakes
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You can find out more general information about the wiki on the [[Project:About|About]] page.

==New to wikis?==
* If you are new to wikis, you may want to read the '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|tutorial]]'''.
* There is some advice on getting this wiki started at '''[[Help:Starting this wiki]]'''.
* A list of most help pages can be found on '''[[Help:Contents]]''' and in '''[[:Category:Help]]'''.

==How to help out==
* If you want to help but you're not sure where to start, try improving the various '''[[:Category:Article stubs|stub]]''' articles by adding content.
* Another helpful activity would be to check the list of '''[[Special:WantedPages|wanted pages]]''' for frequently linked-to articles that don't exist yet.
* To follow the changes to this wiki, and to look out for new users and edits use '''[[Special:RecentChanges|recent changes]]'''.
* You can find a list of useful templates on '''[[:Category:Templates]]''', some of which are documented on '''[[{{ns:project}}:Templates]]'''.
* If you need help editing, you could start with '''[[Help:Editing]]''' or '''[[Help:Tutorial 1|the tutorial]]'''.

==Want to discuss stuff?==
* If you want to discuss anything specific to an article, you can use '''[[Help:Talk page|the talk page]]''' for that article.
* For more general discussions you can use the Discussion tab of this page, or a Forum if the forums have been set up.

==Things to do==
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; Useful activities
* Help expand some '''[[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]]'''.
* '''[[Special:ShortPages|Locate]]''' and '''[[Template:Stub|mark]]''' pages that need expanding as [[:Category:Article stubs|article stubs]].
* Create links to some '''[[Special:LonelyPages|orphaned pages]]'''.
* Upload and add some images! Visit '''[[Special:Upload]]'''. Add them to a category too, like &lt;nowiki&gt;[[&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[:Category:Images]]&lt;nowiki&gt;]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;.
* Write a new article that's on '''[[Special:WantedPages|the wanted list]]'''!
* Fix any '''[[Special:DoubleRedirects|double redirects]]''' by redirecting the first page to the third page.
* Check for '''[[Special:BrokenRedirects|broken redirects]]''' and either mark them for deletion or find a more appropriate target.
* Consider splitting up very '''[[Special:LongPages|long pages]]''' into different pages or subpages.
* Create some links on '''[[Special:DeadendPages|dead end pages]]'''.
* ''Add more...''

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*[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
*[[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
*[[Special:UncategorizedCategories]]
*[[Special:UncategorizedImages]]
*[[Special:UncategorizedPages]]
*[[Special:UnusedImages]]
*[[Special:WantedCategories]]
*'''Check out the full list of special pages at [[Special:SpecialPages]].'''
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==Some other interesting pages==
* Want to find out what you've done so far? Visit [[Special:Mycontributions|your contributions page]].
* Find out more about the wiki on '''[[Special:WikiaStats]]''', '''[[Special:Statistics]]''' and '''[[Special:Version]]'''!

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'''Welcome to our wiki, and thank you for your contributions! There's a lot to do around here, so I hope you'll stay with us and make many more improvements.'''

:'''[[Special:Recentchanges|Recent changes]]''' is a great first stop, because you can see what pages other people have been editing, and where you can help.

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==Use of "subst:" prefix==
Using the prefix before any template name copies the template then cuts the connection. If you omit the "subst:" the result copies just the same but will not be editable and will always show the current version of the template - probably not a good idea for a one-off welcoming message, although it is useful for many other templates.

==Edit it to make it more specific to this wiki==
For example, it could say "Welcome to the '''&lt;font color=blue&gt;XYZWV Wiki&lt;/font&gt;'''".    You could add a link to a page you particularly want new users to look at.   You could use the "upload file" link to add a new picture that is meaningful (or funny!) to your visitors, and change the code &lt;nowiki&gt;[[Image:Example.jpg]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; to the name of your new picture.

==Make another one just for you to use==
On your user page you could create a link to something like &lt;nowiki&gt;[[template:welcJG]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; then make the resulting page a copy of [[template:welcome]] and modify it any way you like. Then you can type or paste &lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:welcJG}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; on a newcomer's page and not need further personalising.

== Auto sign ==
You can get the template to automatically include the user's signature, but it will only work when it's substituted. If it's transcluded the four tildes will show. I guess you have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages; you can easily include the subst: code in [[MediaWiki:Newarticletext]], but you run the risk of experienced users just transcluding it.

== PAGENAME ==
A good idea is to include the &lt;nowiki&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; magic word, that way the user feels like it's more of a personal welcome. This can be either directly transcluded, or substituted. There are problems with both options. For direct transclusion, the welcome will show the full pagename (e.g. User talk:Name/Archive2), if it's ever archived. For substitution, the whole template needs to be substituted for it to work. Otherwise, the pagename magic word will show. The same problem is faced as with auto signing; more experienced users are likely to just transclude it.

[[Category:Help]]</text>
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      <text bytes="156" sha1="sljhreuyx2qb0cwniskr93xixyhk5gz" xml:space="preserve">Hi, I am Jimbo, the founder, along with Angela, of Wikia, and the founder of Wikipedia.


Leave me a message on [[User_talk:Jimbo Wales]] my user talk page.</text>
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      <comment>original message didn't make sense. changing to "Please leave messages for me at the end of this page"</comment>
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      <text bytes="877" sha1="cy6njdt015l321a2491q77ys45ttqwi" xml:space="preserve">&lt;div style="border:2px dotted darkgray; margin-top:0.5em; margin-bottom:1em; padding:0 0.5em;"&gt;
Welcome to the '''{{SITENAME}} sandbox'''!&lt;br /&gt;
This page exists so that you can practice editing or formatting (see [[Help:Editing]]) without changing any serious content.  Feel free to try wiki editing out here first.&lt;br /&gt;
There is a [[Help:Tutorial 1|tutorial]] on the Central (coordinating) Wikia that will step you through more of the things you can do.  Wiki allow for rather complicated formatting.  It can look overwhelming when you begin, but don't let it worry you.  Just start with the basics... enter some text, and learn the other pieces as you go.  Your content contributions are welcome and important.  The wiki is a collaborative effort and others can help with formatting and other improvements.&lt;br /&gt;
Best wishes!
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      <text bytes="243" sha1="9e57efucz2nl5wo9w4ybttrwhd66k5j" xml:space="preserve">This account was used by '''[[Wikia:Wikia, Inc.|Wikia, Inc.]]''' to import the starter content to this wiki in an automated way (some templates, MediaWiki messages, and other essentials). 

* ''[[Special:Contributions/Default|Contributions]]''</text>
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      <comment>simplify</comment>
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      <text bytes="464" sha1="gmyjk94p2cwrthgpvffkyupzvcr0n41" xml:space="preserve">This account is used by Wikia Staff when they run the maintenance script &lt;code&gt;rebuildMessages.php&lt;/code&gt;. This updates or rebuilds the interface messages to be the same as the MediaWiki default on the Central Wikia wiki.

This account is not a bot and cannot be blocked. If there is a problem with the text of the default messages, please inform the [[Wikia:Community Team|Community Support Team]].

* ''[[Special:Contributions/MediaWiki default|Contributions]]''</text>
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      <text bytes="158" sha1="l509d8z7dk8rdyd598eg9v5c4avutee" xml:space="preserve">This category may include pages and subcategories related to the active contributors to the site, as seen on [[Special:ListUsers]].

[[Category:Organization]]</text>
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      <text bytes="196" sha1="oc02jujzgftsa1reugmu3bj4jo51jpg" xml:space="preserve">This is the base category for '''templates'''. Templates should be placed in appropriate subcategories.

See [[Project:Templates]] for collated information on templates.

[[Category:Organization]]</text>
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{{documentation}}</text>
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      <comment>uploaded a new version of &amp;quot;[[File:Favicon.ico]]&amp;quot;: Housekeeping (changing staff name)</comment>
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[[Category:Images]]</text>
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      <comment>Protected "[[File:Favicon.ico]]": Part of the official interface ([edit=sysop] (indefinite) [move=sysop] (indefinite) [create=sysop] (expires 11:42, April 25, 2012 (UTC)))</comment>
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[[Category:Images]]</text>
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      <comment>very funny, but it ruins the joke of copying Parahumans Online's one.</comment>
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      <comment>Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/MugaSofer|MugaSofer]] ([[User talk:MugaSofer|talk]] | [[Special:Block/MugaSofer|block]]) to last version by [[User:WhyJoKing|WhyJoKing]]</comment>
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[[Help:Why create an account|Creating a user name]] is free and takes only a minute ''and'' it gives you greater '''anonymity''' if that is your wish. In addition, it is easier for other contributors to ask you questions and help you.

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'''''This file was uploaded by the photographer or author.'''''
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'''''This file was uploaded by the photographer or author.'''''
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="204" sha1="0wkd6h5fd8hhnteenehgmogrmlms108" xml:space="preserve">&lt;small&gt;—Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}&lt;/small&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Category:Category templates</title>
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      <text bytes="79" sha1="dhpfdyc6irga9llckq5g26n6d5dc76a" xml:space="preserve">Templates used on category pages.

{{Templatecategory}}

[[Category:Templates]]</text>
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    <title>Template:Templatecategory</title>
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      <comment>Undo revision 3629 by [[Special:Contributions/Timeshifter|Timeshifter]] ([[User talk:Timeshifter|talk]])</comment>
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      <text bytes="1017" sha1="er86wj0fizrd9pa29wwukyld8nm7ody" xml:space="preserve">==Using this category==
To put a template in '''Category:{{PAGENAME}}''':

* Use &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:&lt;/nowiki&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;nowiki&gt;|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; on the documentation page (see [[Template:Documentation]] for more info). The "&amp;lt;includeonly&amp;gt;" tags are necessary to prevent categorizing all pages using the template (and the documentation page) in the template category! Please also note the &lt;tt style="border-bottom: 1px dotted; cursor: help;" title="Makes it sort on the actual template name rather than 'T' as in 'Template:'."&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;|{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/tt&gt;.
* If your template is meant to be '''used in-line''', try and make sure that there are as few line feeds (breaks, whitespace, etc.) as possible.
* Remember that a template can be put in multiple categories if it belongs to them all!
* Or, if this is not quite the right category, go back to [[:Category:Templates]] and try to find a better suited subcategory.&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Category:General wiki templates</title>
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      <text bytes="215" sha1="eqn3lswbnowwgcnuhj848959oxrhx73" xml:space="preserve">General wiki templates. Templates in this category will likely have a description on the [[Project:Templates|templates project page]]. If not, they probably deserve one.

{{Templatecategory}}

[[Category:Templates]]</text>
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|-
|&lt;noinclude&gt;
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Template:T</title>
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      <text bytes="579" sha1="d49se9v498od26tkx7br49dfrf6ywnj" xml:space="preserve">&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[Template:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]]{{t/piece|{{{2|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{3|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{4|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{5|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{6|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{7|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{8|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{9|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{10|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{11|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{12|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{13|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{14|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{15|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{16|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{17|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{18|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{19|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{20|---}}}}}{{t/piece|{{{21|---}}}}}&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Category:Images</title>
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[[Category:Files]]</text>
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      <comment>New page: Wiki templates used for image-related purposes.  {{Templatecategory}}  [[Category:Templates]]</comment>
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      <text bytes="93" sha1="m91unzgcepgj30zbmx8pckhdeew7e44" xml:space="preserve">Wiki templates used for image-related purposes.

{{Templatecategory}}

[[Category:Templates]]</text>
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      <comment>Creating</comment>
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      <text bytes="91" sha1="2a7yyqodz4ai1955ugmxryep0vrbw8b" xml:space="preserve">Templates to aid in '''article management'''.

{{Templatecategory}}

[[Category:Templates]]</text>
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    <title>Category:Disambiguations</title>
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      <comment>Indicating where the template should be (because some wikis are set up to have it at the bottom)</comment>
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      <text bytes="463" sha1="f4235q4iagjeq2xtrk28hkia8fhtps6" xml:space="preserve">This category contains [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguation]] pages &amp;mdash; navigational aids which list other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an internal link referred you to one of these pages, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page.

'''Pages may be included in this category by the addition of the template {{t|disambig}} just before the list of similarly-named pages.'''

[[Category:Site maintenance]]</text>
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'''This article is a disambiguation page for {{PAGENAME}}'''

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.&lt;br/&gt;
Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or [[Special:Search|search]] to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Disambiguations]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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'''This article is a disambiguation page for {{PAGENAME}}'''

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.&lt;br/&gt;
Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or [[Special:Search|search]] to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an [[Special:Whatlinkshere/{{FULLPAGENAME}}|internal link]] led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Disambiguations]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;
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{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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There are many '''templates''' in use in {{SITENAME}}; these are only a subset, representing some of the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
* [[:Category:Templates]] should cover all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
* The Template namespace (found from [[Special:Allpages]]) always has all templates in the wiki, sorted alphanumerically.

== What are templates? ==
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.

Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (e.g. &lt;code&gt;{{t|stub}}&lt;/code&gt;). Clicking the template name takes you to the template's page, where you can see what it looks like and how it is used. 

'''Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist on:
# '''a subpage using {{t|documentation}}'''; or
# the template page itself (inside "noinclude" tags); or
# the template's talk page.

For more information on templates, see [[Help:Templates]].

== [[:Category:Article management templates|Article management templates]] ==
=== Nominate an article for deletion ===
{{t|delete}}
* Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to [[:Category:Candidates for deletion]].
{{t|speedydelete|reason}}
* Add this to an article for pages that qualify for [[{{ns:project}}:Candidates for speedy deletion|speedy deletion]].

=== Disambiguation articles ===
{{t|disambig}}
* If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
: '''The Prince'''  &lt;--  disambiguation page, with links to:
:: The Prince (frog)
:: The Prince (human)
* Using {{t|disambig}} marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under [[:Category:Disambiguations]]. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
* For more information, see [[Help:Disambiguation]].

=== Stubs ===
{{t|stub}}
* When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in [[:Category:Article stubs]], and is used to list which articles need expanding.
* For more information, see [[Help:Stubs]].

== [[:Category:Category templates|Category templates]] ==
=== General category template ===
{{t|category}}
* This can be added to categories to add general categorising details. Use in cases where it may be useful to point out to users how to categorise, such as popular categories.

=== Template category template ===
{{t|templatecategory}}
* This should be added to any template-related categories, to list template-specific categorising details, which differ from those of normal pages.

== [[:Category:General wiki templates|General wiki templates]] ==
=== Clear ===
{{t|clr}}, plus {{t|clrl}} and {{t|clrr}}
* This template is used to reduce the amount of non-wikicode used on pages, replacing the code &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;br style="clear:both;" /&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt;. Its use should generally be avoided.
* You can use {{t|clr}} instead of the HTML tag that clears space below things like images, pictures and tables, so the following stuff doesn't begin until the bottom of the image, picture or table box.
* You can also use {{t|clrl}} or {{t|clrr}} to clear only left or right floats.

=== For ===
{{t|for|name|link}}
* Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.

=== Main article ===
{{t|main|main article}}
* Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.

=== Right-aligned Table of Contents ===
{{t|tocright}}
* This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.

=== Sandbox ===
{{t|sandbox}}
* A template that should be used to head up all [[Project:Sandbox]] pages.

=== T is for template ===
{{t|t|template}}
* This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.

=== Welcome ===
{{t|welcIP}} ''and'' {{t|welcome}} 
*The first (with longer version "welcomeIP" for those of you who like typing more) is to welcome new non-vandalistic contributors who are "anonymous", identified only by their IP number; it encourages them to register.
* The second template is for welcoming new registered users. Should be customized for the wiki, indicating the pages we most want newcomers to visit.
*The above two templates are very suitable for having "subst:" prefixed, because they can be edited with additions or deletions appropriate to the apparent strengths of the person being welcomed; e.g. if the contributor has already demonstrated good wiki editing skills you could delete references to pages about "how to edit".

=== Wikipedia ===
{{t|wikipedia}}, {{t|wikipedia-deleted}}
* Wikipedia-related templates. Use {{t|wikipedia}} for articles taken directly from Wikipedia, and {{t|wikipedia-deleted}} for articles deleted from Wikipedia.

[[Category:Templates| ]]

==Where you may find more templates==
*[[w:c:templates|Wikia Templates]]
*Wikipedia; may be copied with the proper acknowledgment, but some need tweaking to work properly on Wikia, so use a Wikia one if possible.</text>
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This is the '''general discussion page''' for the wiki! New founders should leave a nice welcome message and encourage new visitors and editors to leave a note to get the conversation started. 

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This is the '''general discussion page''' for the wiki! New founders should leave a nice welcome message and encourage new visitors and editors to leave a note to get the conversation started. 

----

Hey, just found the story a few days ago and have been hooked since. I was searching the web to see if there was a wiki and sure enough found it here. I was glancing through some pages and noticed your profiles for the characters look outstanding. So my question is basically how did you pull that off? I know they give a generic version as a preset but it's terrible and unable to be edited. How did you make yours work so well?

[[User:Charles samuels|Charles samuels]] ([[User talk:Charles samuels|talk]]) 18:16, March 7, 2016 (UTC)</text>
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[[Category:Organization|Administration]]</text>
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      <text bytes="701" sha1="q7onua7c24kjh6x49u6i4clr85z1gwu" xml:space="preserve">This category includes matters that should be examined from time to time by contributors concerned with maintaining and enhancing the quality of this wiki. There may be errors or omissions that need fixing, or pages that clearly need improvement.

Whenever there is nothing more to attend to in subcategories or articles below, such contributors are urged to look at:

*'''[[Forum:Help desk]]'''
*[[Project:Community Portal|The community portal]]
*[[Special:Log/protect]]
*[[Special:BrokenRedirects]]
*[[Special:DoubleRedirects]]
*[[Special:Uncategorizedcategories]]
*[[Special:Uncategorizedimages]]
*[[Special:Uncategorizedpages]]
*[[Special:Wantedcategories]]


[[Category:Organization|Maintenance]]</text>
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{{category}}

[[Category:Browse]]</text>
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{{category}}</text>
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      <comment>Adding categories</comment>
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{{category}}
[[Category:Real-world articles]]</text>
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      <text bytes="189" sha1="hu9okeasvb752smv1yslzd3jduxisjx" xml:space="preserve">To add an article, image, or category to this category, append '''&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;[[&lt;/nowiki&gt;Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/code&gt;''' to the end of its page.&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <comment>this red link on all the new wikis has bothered me a while</comment>
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|Row 1 title  = Title row 1
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    <title>Worm Wiki:Privacy policy</title>
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      <comment>update link</comment>
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      <text bytes="194" sha1="9ylr0k7d4ba7t152zr09cmepugjmrii" xml:space="preserve">''Please see Central Wikia [[w:Wikia:Privacy Policy|Privacy Policy]].'' 

[[Category:Policy|Privacy policy]]
[[Category:Community|Privacy policy]]
[[Category:Site administration|Privacy policy]]</text>
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      <comment>Redirect</comment>
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&lt;!-- this shorter version is for people in a hurry --&gt;</text>
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      <comment>color:black is same as color:#000</comment>
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      <comment>Redirected page to [[Template:Delete]]</comment>
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    <title>Worm Wiki:Candidates for speedy deletion</title>
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      <comment>Tweaking links</comment>
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      <text bytes="2060" sha1="91yv60onid4r2yua2scx5oh8c24ljby" xml:space="preserve">There are a few, limited, cases where pages may be '''[[Help:Deletion|deleted]] speedily'''. Non-admins can ask for an [[Help:User access levels|admin]] to delete such a page simply by adding a [[Template:Speedydelete|&lt;nowiki&gt;{{speedydelete}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;]] tag.

A list of pages to be deleted can be found at [[:Category:Candidates for speedy deletion]].

When deleting, check the [[Help:Page history|page history]] first to see if you can [[Help:Reverting|revert]] to an older version instead of deleting the entire page.

You can consider turning problematic pages into relevant redirects as an alternative to deletion.

Ideally, when an admin deletes a test page or other page with no useful content, it is a good idea to put a note on the author's talk page explaining things, and preserving the deleted content, pointing them to the [[Project:Sandbox|sandbox]] in cases of tests.

==Examples of candidates for speedy deletion==
# No meaningful content or history (''e.g.'' random characters).
# Test pages (''e.g.'', "Can I really create a page here?").
# Pure [[Help:Vandalism|vandalism]] (see also [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Dealing with vandalism|dealing with vandalism]]).
# Very short pages with little or no context (''e.g.'', "He is a funny man that has created Factory and the Hacienda. And, by the way, his wife is great.")
# Reposted content that was already deleted according to policy.
# Pages that have been moved to another Wikia because they were uploaded in the wrong place.
# Temporarily deleting a page in order to [[Help:Moving pages|move a page]].
# Broken redirects or ones caused by typos during a page move.
# Duplicate images.
# Talk pages of already deleted articles.
# User talk pages of non-logged in users where the message is no longer relevant. (This is to avoid confusing new users who happen to edit with that same IP address.)
#Empty categories.
#User and talk pages on request of the user, where there is no significant abuse, and no administrative need to retain the page. 

[[Category:Community|Candidates for speedy deletion]]</text>
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      <comment>New page: {{w:dannywikis}}</comment>
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    <title>Category talk:Candidates for speedy deletion</title>
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      <comment>New page: '''''Please use this page to discuss pages that have been labelled for speedy deletion.'''''</comment>
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      <comment>Moving comments to [[w:Central Wikia]].</comment>
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    <title>Category:Organization</title>
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      <comment>New page: The area of the site for subcategories and other pages about the wiki's organization, administration, and maintenance.   [[Category:Browse]]</comment>
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[[Category:Browse]]</text>
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[[Category:Browse]]
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:Articles using this template will also appear on [[Special:Disambiguations]].
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:Add &lt;code&gt;{{t|disambig}}&lt;/code&gt; at the top of a disambiguation page.

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      <text bytes="732" sha1="ilegj3gawl8iq597jtk38r5229nyblg" xml:space="preserve">&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;div style="display:none;"&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;div style="border:1px solid black; margin:1em; margin-top:3em;"&gt;&lt;div style="background:#ddd; color:#111; padding:1em; margin:0em;"&gt;'''Template documentation''' &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;(for the above template, sometimes hidden or invisible)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="padding:1em; padding-bottom:0em; margin:0em;"&gt;{{tocright}}
{{{{PAGENAME}}/doc}}
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;"/&gt;&lt;div style="background:#ddd; color:#111; padding:0.5em; margin:0em; font-size:85%; text-align:right;"&gt;Visit [[Template:{{PAGENAME}}/doc]] to edit this text! ([[Template:Documentation|How does this work]]?)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
{{documentation}}[[Category:Template documentation| ]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|delete}}&lt;/code&gt; on the page to be deleted.'''

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Article management templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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:This template will categorize articles that include it into [[:Category:Article stubs]], and mark it with a stub template.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|stub}}&lt;/code&gt; at the start or end of an article.

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      <comment>Tweaking category listing and converting idealism to realism for the target market</comment>
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      <text bytes="156" sha1="hhrr5ltyz96ebw3x0pwu6064duhdnkp" xml:space="preserve">This category should contain all '''template documentation pages'''. See [[Template:Documentation]] for more details.

[[Category:Templates| Documentation]]</text>
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! To see more of it, click the links below for specific letters, or click the "Next" (or "Prev") links.&lt;br /&gt;Also note that subcategories are sorted alongside articles, so '''not all subcategories are visible on the first page'''.
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A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_killer serial killer] is typically defined as an individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time (a "cooling off period") between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification. The motives of serial killers are generally placed into four categories: visionary (believing they are another person or are compelled to murder by entities such as the Devil or God), mission-oriented ( justifying their acts as "ridding the world" of a certain type of person perceived as undesirable), hedonistic (they feel pleasure from killing.This pleasure can come from lust, thrill and/or profit) and power or control (to gain and exert power over their victim).

The majority of reported and investigated serial killers in the USA are white males, from a lower-to-middle-class background, usually in their late twenties to early thirties. But according to the FBI, and based on percentages of the U.S. population, whites are not more likely than other races to be serial killers.

The reason behind someone becoming a serial killer ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture nature or nurture]) is still open to debate. But empirical research shows that most of them share some characteristic like having been [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullied] as children or abused (emotionally, physically and/or sexually) by a family member. These two episodes in particular can lead to a [[trigger event]] which explains why there are so many [[parahuman]] serial killers.

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“We don’t know about Flint.  Nobody knows about Flint.”

“Between Dragon and Jeanne Wynn, I got access to almost everything and there were details in there.  A cape popped up who made a lot of people in their vicinity develop coronas and trigger.  They’d organized a villain group put together from as many of their triggers as they could, and that villain group had mutinied, deciding to slay the goose that laid the golden eggs, cut it open, and see if they could find what ticked.”

“Oh.  I see where this is going.”

“Not even that metaphorically a carving up of the golden goose.  They cut the cape up, each member of the villain organization took a literal pound of flesh.  With a lot of members, it was a lot of pounds of flesh.  Teeth, eyes, ears, limbs.  Everything taken with care, to keep the cape alive just in case it was important.  And they’d scattered, and they’d gone after victims to force-induct into their fucked up villain group.”

“I remember them. Didn’t know about the, er, what, pound of flesh placed near the victim?  Induced triggering?”

“Or fed to them along with the forced trigger situations.  I don’t know.  But it worked for at least a few years.”

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:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-begin}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-2}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Col-begin}}
Text
{{Col-2}}
Text
{{Col-end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Col-begin/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1914</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3356</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3356</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="504" sha1="9k86trzjb4sr06e1tkqtntftqse9ded" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template starts a column, as part of a two-column template.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-begin}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-2}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Col-begin}}
Text
{{Col-2}}
Text
{{Col-end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:!/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1915</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3359</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3359</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="400" sha1="fus0m31f3cmi3i3ivordud5vb3o3ebw" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used for creating a pipe, in [[Help:Table|wikitables]] contained in [[Help:Parser functions|Parser functions]].
;Syntax
:Insert this template using &lt;code&gt;{{t|!}}&lt;/code&gt;
;See also
:[[m:Template:!|Template:!]] on Meta-Wiki.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:!!/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1916</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3362</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3362</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="406" sha1="3tjusu9tq9tqj8f885gpbd8jno873lp" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used for creating two pipes, in [[Help:Table|wikitables]] contained in [[Help:Parser functions|Parser functions]].
;Syntax
:Insert this template using &lt;code&gt;{{t|!!}}&lt;/code&gt;
;See also
:[[m:Template:!!|Template:!!]] on Meta-Wiki.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>3tjusu9tq9tqj8f885gpbd8jno873lp</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Clr/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1917</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3365</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3365</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="498" sha1="d7wd82j8c193kdllb3c1m15f1m4lq6z" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is a shorthand for &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&amp;lt;/div&gt;&lt;/code&gt;.
:It moves any content following the template below any objects floating to the left and/or right (TOCs, infoboxes, images, etc..).
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|clr}}&lt;/code&gt; in an article at the point you want the clear.
;See also
:{{t|clrl}} and {{t|clrr}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>d7wd82j8c193kdllb3c1m15f1m4lq6z</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Clrl/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1918</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3368</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3368</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="485" sha1="labgu1k4aenuw0uy82ewnzxmcji1ddo" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is a shorthand for &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;div style="clear:left;"&gt;&amp;lt;/div&gt;&lt;/code&gt;.
:It moves any content following the template below any objects floating to the left (TOCs, infoboxes, images, etc..).
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|clrl}}&lt;/code&gt; in an article at the point you want the clear.
;See also
:{{t|clr}} and {{t|clrr}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>labgu1k4aenuw0uy82ewnzxmcji1ddo</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Clrr/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1919</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3371</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3371</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="487" sha1="tm12tlp7rp89br9d2ihhtzwp7ggka2v" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is a shorthand for &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;div style="clear:right;"&gt;&amp;lt;/div&gt;&lt;/code&gt;.
:It moves any content following the template below any objects floating to the right (TOCs, infoboxes, images, etc..).
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|clrr}}&lt;/code&gt; in an article at the point you want the clear.
;See also
:{{t|clr}} and {{t|clrl}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>tm12tlp7rp89br9d2ihhtzwp7ggka2v</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Sandbox/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1920</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3375</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>3 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3375</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="396" sha1="ff3wkds2ajjo9he4a450eb5zs65t2px" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is placed at the top of [[Help:Sandbox|sandbox]] pages.
:By using a template, it becomes easy to fix if users make a mistake while playing in the sandbox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|sandbox}}&lt;/code&gt; at the top of a sandbox.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>ff3wkds2ajjo9he4a450eb5zs65t2px</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Wikipedia/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1921</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3377</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3377</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="406" sha1="s06jci0kcihqge5psp9zttxq2o1ymnn" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:Use this on pages which directly use [[wikipedia:|Wikipedia]] content.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|wikipedia|page name}}&lt;/code&gt; as the last item of the page text.
:Note that "&lt;code&gt;page name&lt;/code&gt;" should be the title of the page ''on Wikipedia''.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>s06jci0kcihqge5psp9zttxq2o1ymnn</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Wikipedia-deleted/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1922</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3380</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3380</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="500" sha1="bl183ye254jpt2auzmhvoo9lx942wsc" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:Use this on pages which directly use [[wikipedia:|Wikipedia]] content (that has since been deleted from Wikipedia).
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|wikipedia-deleted|usernames}}&lt;/code&gt; as the last item of the page text.
:Note that "&lt;code&gt;usernames&lt;/code&gt;" should be the known user names of the main people who edited the article ''on Wikipedia''.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>bl183ye254jpt2auzmhvoo9lx942wsc</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Box1 start/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1923</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3384</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>3 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3384</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="527" sha1="cez1zboahj3m0n7opsjdtuqj60eolvu" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template starts a blue box, as the first part of a two column box.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box1 start}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box2 start}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Boxes end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Box1 start}}
Text
{{Box2 start}}
Text
{{Boxes end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>cez1zboahj3m0n7opsjdtuqj60eolvu</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Box2 start/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1924</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3387</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3387</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="530" sha1="m6ss14tgl95zprclw4aso2x34v82ci6" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template starts a purple box, as the second part of a two column box.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box1 start}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box2 start}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Boxes end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Box1 start}}
Text
{{Box2 start}}
Text
{{Boxes end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>m6ss14tgl95zprclw4aso2x34v82ci6</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Boxes end/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1925</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3390</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3390</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="518" sha1="olivvx1kuq5yotkks4619ef9684khv5" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template end a box, as the last part of a two column box.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box1 start}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Box2 start}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Boxes end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Box1 start}}
Text
{{Box2 start}}
Text
{{Boxes end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>olivvx1kuq5yotkks4619ef9684khv5</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Unsigned/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1926</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3847</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3847</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="621" sha1="ehvz599fu2uyovrtcibsesuf7mdt092" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This is for use when users do not sign their posts in talk pages.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|unsigned|username}}&lt;/code&gt; where "username" is the name of the user who did not sign their post. You can also add the current date via a third parameter.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{unsigned|Default}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{unsigned|Default}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{unsigned|Default|~~~~~}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{unsigned|Default|12:01, 01 January 2010 (UTC)}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>ehvz599fu2uyovrtcibsesuf7mdt092</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Welcome/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1927</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3398</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>3 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3398</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="2961" sha1="t8o3oiesfljzchvzke157lm1xvl5vlv" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:To welcome a new contributor who has a user name, add this to the user's talk page.
:''For an "anonymous" contributor, you may wish to use {{t|welcomeIP}} instead.''
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:welcome|&lt;/nowiki&gt;''Your user name''|''&lt;nowiki&gt;~~~~&lt;/nowiki&gt;''}}&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:welcome|&lt;/nowiki&gt;''Your user name''}}&lt;/code&gt; on a user's talk page.
:Use the second version if you want to add a personal message after the template, but before your [[Help:Signature|signature]] (or if you have a complex signature).
:As soon as you Save, the entry will lose its link to the template and become ordinary text, which you can edit to personalise it.

==Further advice==
===Use of "subst:" prefix===
Using the prefix before any template name copies the template then cuts the connection. If you omit the "subst:" the result copies just the same but will not be editable and will always show the current version of the template - probably not a good idea for a one-off welcoming message, although it is useful for many other templates.

===Edit it to make it more specific to this wiki===
For example, it could say "Welcome to the '''&lt;font color=blue&gt;XYZWV Wiki&lt;/font&gt;'''".    You could add a link to a page you particularly want new users to look at.   You could use the "upload file" link to add a new picture that is meaningful (or funny!) to your visitors, and change the code &lt;nowiki&gt;[[Image:Example.jpg]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; to the name of your new picture.

===Make another one just for you to use===
On your user page you could create a link to something like &lt;nowiki&gt;[[Template:welcJG]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; then make the resulting page a copy of [[Template:Welcome]] and modify it any way you like. Then you can type or paste &lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:welcJG}}&lt;/nowiki&gt; on a newcomer's page and not need further personalising.

===Auto sign===
You can get the template to automatically include the user's signature, but it will only work when it's substituted. If it's transcluded the four tildes will show. I guess you have to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages; you can easily include the subst: code in [[MediaWiki:Newarticletext]], but you run the risk of experienced users just transcluding it.

===PAGENAME===
A good idea is to include the &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; magic word, that way the user feels like it's more of a personal welcome. This can be either directly transcluded, or substituted. There are problems with both options. For direct transclusion, the welcome will show the full pagename (e.g. User talk:Name/Archive2), if it's ever archived. For substitution, the whole template needs to be substituted for it to work. Otherwise, the pagename magic word will show. The same problem is faced as with auto signing; more experienced users are likely to just transclude it.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:WelcomeIP/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1928</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3400</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3400</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="580" sha1="ngvcfuavbh9olgo38ert5ci82gc2y3k" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:The above template is for adding to the [[help:Talk page|Talk page]] of any contributor who is identified only by an IP number.
:Note: as user IPs can change regularly, the earlier this is posted after the user's last edit, the better.
;Syntax
:Just type or paste &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:welcomeIP}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; to the IP's talk page and add your timestamp (four tildes: &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;~~~~&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;) below it.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>ngvcfuavbh9olgo38ert5ci82gc2y3k</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:For/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1929</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3404</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>3 revisions</comment>
      <origin>3404</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="651" sha1="f0tb40kw0wqnb36n1iybk9azlt438h9" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used at the top of pages for simple [[Help:Disambiguation|disambiguations]].
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|for|something|page name|optional second pagename}}&lt;/code&gt;
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{for|the help pages|Help:Contents|Help:Main Page}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{for|the help pages|Help:Contents|Help:Main Page}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{for|2=Help:Contents}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{for|2=Help:Contents}}
;See also
:[[Wikipedia:Template:For|Template:For]] on Wikipedia.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Main/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
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      <text bytes="405" sha1="mgou0bvbzc0501rfrlriw926dv19ich" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used at the start of a section to link to the main article on that subject. 
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|main|page name}}&lt;/code&gt;
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{main|Help:Contents}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{main|Help:Contents}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Template:Tocright/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1931</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3411</id>
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      <text bytes="368" sha1="qtkn2hau54lnqg3ypdbwr7q7o882qhn" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template will float the article's table of contents to the right. It will also force a ToC when/where it would not normally be found.
:Use it only when needed.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|tocright}}&lt;/code&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <title>Template:Documentation/doc</title>
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      <text bytes="1500" sha1="nyf942axrg27g49faliy55k7t1y71g9" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to insert descriptions on template pages.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;{{t|documentation}}&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; at the end of the template page.

==General usage==
===On the Template page===
&lt;pre&gt;
Template code&lt;includeonly&gt;Any categories to be inserted into articles by the template&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;
&lt;/pre&gt;

Note that, depending on the template, you may need to add a clear or complete a table/div just before &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{documentation}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; is inserted (within the noinclude tags).

The line break is also useful as it helps prevent the documentation template "running into" previous code.

===On the Template/doc page===
&lt;pre&gt;
;Description
:This template is used to do something.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|templatename}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;nowiki&gt;{{templatename|foo}}&amp;lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{templatename|foo}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;Any categories for the template itself&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;
&lt;/pre&gt;

Use any or all of the above description/syntax/sample output sections. You may also want to add "see also" or further usage information sections.

Note that the above example also uses the [[Template:T]] and [[Template:T/piece]] templates.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1934</id>
    <revision>
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      <text bytes="504" sha1="9k86trzjb4sr06e1tkqtntftqse9ded" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template starts a column, as part of a two-column template.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-begin}}&lt;/code&gt;, then whatever you would like inside the first box, then &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-2}}&lt;/code&gt; and whatever you want in the second box, ended by &lt;code&gt;{{t|Col-end}}&lt;/code&gt;.
:For example...
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Col-begin}}
Text
{{Col-2}}
Text
{{Col-end}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:T/doc</title>
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    <revision>
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:A template link with a variable number of example parameters (0-20), which can be used to show example inputs.
:Utilises [[Template:T/piece]].
;Syntax
:{{t|t|parameter1|parameter2|parameter3|parameter4|...|parameter20}}
;Sample code
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{t|welcome}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{t|welcome}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{t|welcome|Item1|Item2|Item3|Item4|Item5|...}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{t|welcome|Item1|Item2|Item3|Item4|Item5|...}}
;See also
:[[w:c:wow:Template:T|Template:T]] on WoWWiki

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:T/piece/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1937</id>
    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
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      <text bytes="307" sha1="sqg7b26j4fufgsrttf95v2mnueva1ch" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:Parameter piece for {{t|t}}, controls styling/showing of parameter fragments.
;See also
:[[w:c:wow:Template:T/piece|Template:T/piece]] on WoWWiki

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox/doc</title>
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      <text bytes="6525" sha1="13x3wz80dnzbacuryxhppngsen8atrb" xml:space="preserve">==Description==
*This template produces a [[Help:Infobox|infobox]]-style template.
*You may want to copy and modify this to create a specific infobox (e.g. character infobox).
*This template requires [[Help:Parser functions|parser functions]] to be enabled (Wikia default: on).

==Syntax==
&lt;pre&gt;
{{infobox
|Box title    = 
|image        = Image:Example.jpg
|imagewidth   = [defaults to 250]
|caption      = Bob the Flower
|Row 1 title  =
|Row 1 info   =
|Row 2 title  =
|Row 2 info   =
|Row 3 title  =
|Row 3 info   =
|Row 4 title  =
|Row 4 info   =
|Row 5 title  =
|Row 5 info   =
|Row 6 title  =
|Row 6 info   =
|Row 7 title  =
|Row 7 info   =
|Row 8 title  =
|Row 8 info   =
|Row 9 title  =
|Row 9 info   =
|Row 10 title =
|Row 10 info  =
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

===Notes===
* Keeping the '''Box Title''' empty will result in displaying '''No title'''
* If you don't want to display image, just keep '''Image file Name''' and '''Image Size''' empty.
* Keeping the '''Row 1 title''' empty will result in displaying '''No title'''.
* Keeping the '''Row (any row) info''' empty will result in displaying '''No information'''.
* Keeping the '''Row (any below row 1) title''' empty will result in that row and the rest of the rows below it will not be displayed.
* Max row for information: 10 rows.

==Sample output==
{{Infobox
|Box title    = Info Title
|image        = Image:Example.jpg
|imagewidth   = 120
|caption      = A flower
|Row 1 title  = Title row 1
|Row 1 info   = Info row 1
|Row 2 title  = Title row 2
|Row 2 info   = Info row 2
|Row 3 title  = Title row 3
|Row 3 info   = Info row 3
|Row 4 title  = Title row 4
|Row 4 info   = Info row 4
|Row 5 title  = Title row 5
|Row 5 info   = Info row 5
|Row 6 title  = Title row 6
|Row 6 info   = Info row 6
|Row 7 title  = Title row 7
|Row 7 info   = Info row 7
|Row 8 title  = Title row 8
|Row 8 info   = Info row 8
|Row 9 title  = Title row 9
|Row 9 info   = Info row 9
|Row 10 title = Title row 10
|Row 10 info  = Info row 10
}}
Complete Infobox:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;code&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;Infobox'''&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Box title    = Info Title&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''image        = Image:Example.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''imagewidth   = 120&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''caption      = A flower&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 title  = Title row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 info   = Info row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 title  = Title row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 info   = Info row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 title  = Title row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 info   = Info row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 4 title  = Title row 4&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 4 info   = Info row 4&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 title  = Title row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 info   = Info row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 title  = Title row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 info   = Info row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 7 title  = Title row 7&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 7 info   = Info row 7&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 8 title  = Title row 8&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 8 info   = Info row 8&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 9 title  = Title row 9&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 9 info   = Info row 9&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 10 title = Title row 10&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 10 info  = Info row 10&lt;br /&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''
&lt;/code&gt;

&lt;br style="clear:both; margin-bottom:3em;"/&gt;

{{Infobox
|Box title    = Info Title
|Row 1 title  = Title row 1
|Row 1 info   = Info row 1
|Row 2 title  = Title row 2
|Row 2 info   = Info row 2
|Row 3 title  = Title row 3
|Row 3 info   = Info row 3
|Row 4 title  = Title row 4
|Row 4 info   = Info row 4
|Row 5 title  = Title row 5
|Row 5 info   = Info row 5
|Row 6 title  = Title row 6
|Row 6 info   = Info row 6
|Row 7 title  = Title row 7
|Row 7 info   = Info row 7
|Row 8 title  = Title row 8
|Row 8 info   = Info row 8
|Row 9 title  = Title row 9
|Row 9 info   = Info row 9
|Row 10 title = Title row 10
|Row 10 info  = Info row 10
}}
Infobox '''Image''' omitted :&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;code&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;Infobox'''&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Box title    = Info Title&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 title  = Title row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 info   = Info row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 title  = Title row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 info   = Info row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 title  = Title row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 info   = Info row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 4 title  = Title row 4&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 4 info   = Info row 4&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 title  = Title row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 info   = Info row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 title  = Title row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 info   = Info row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 7 title  = Title row 7&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 7 info   = Info row 7&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 8 title  = Title row 8&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 8 info   = Info row 8&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 9 title  = Title row 9&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 9 info   = Info row 9&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 10 title = Title row 10&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 10 info  = Info row 10&lt;br /&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''
&lt;/code&gt;

&lt;br style="clear:both; margin-bottom:3em;"/&gt;

{{Infobox
|Box title    = Info Title
|Row 1 title  = Title row 1
|Row 1 info   = Info row 1
|Row 2 title  = Title row 2
|Row 2 info   = Info row 2
|Row 3 title  = Title row 3
|Row 3 info   = Info row 3
}}
Infobox '''Image''' omitted and displaying only 3 rows of information:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;code&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;Infobox'''&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Box title    = Info Title&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 title  = Title row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 info   = Info row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 title  = Title row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 info   = Info row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 title  = Title row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 info   = Info row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''
&lt;/code&gt;

&lt;br style="clear:both; margin-bottom:3em;"/&gt;

{{Infobox
|Box title    = Info Title
|Row 1 title  = Title row 1
|Row 1 info   = Info row 1
|Row 2 title  = Title row 2
|Row 2 info   = Info row 2
|Row 3 title  = Title row 3
|Row 3 info   = Info row 3
|Row 4 info   = Info row 4
|Row 5 title  = Title row 5
|Row 5 info   = Info row 5
|Row 6 title  = Title row 6
|Row 6 info   = Info row 6
}}
Infobox '''Image''' and '''title row 4''' omited:&lt;br /&gt;
Result: Row 4, 5, and 6 will not be displayed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;code&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;{{&lt;/nowiki&gt;Infobox'''&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Box title    = Info Title&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 title  = Title row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 1 info   = Info row 1&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 title  = Title row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 2 info   = Info row 2&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 title  = Title row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 3 info   = Info row 3&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 4 info   = Info row 4&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 title  = Title row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 5 info   = Info row 5&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 title  = Title row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''|'''Row 6 info   = Info row 6&lt;br /&gt;
'''&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;'''
&lt;/code&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]][[Category:Infobox templates| ]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Forumheader/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1939</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3643</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Adding a sentence to mention the subpages</comment>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
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:This template is used at the top of certain forum pages. It is used in conjunction with template subpages such as [[Template:Forumheader/Watercooler]], which are involved in preloads and cannot therefore include the standard link to their own documentation. See [[Help:Wiki-style forums]] for more information.
;Syntax
:&lt;code&gt;{{t|Forumheader|Name of forum}}&lt;/code&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Navbox/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1942</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3470</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
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      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
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:This template is used to create a basic [[Help:Navbox|navbox]].
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|navbox|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{navbox
|header=Land of Bob
|body=This &lt;nowiki&gt;[[place]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; and that &lt;nowiki&gt;[[place]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;.
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{navbox
|header=Land of Bob
|body=This &lt;nowiki&gt;[[place]]&lt;/nowiki&gt; and that &lt;nowiki&gt;[[place]]&lt;/nowiki&gt;.
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Cite/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1943</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3473</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
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      <origin>3473</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="443" sha1="nqdwx6zlv28aogrixi7ipo6bidpp36l" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark text as needing sourcing.
;Syntax
:Place &lt;code&gt;{{t|cite}}&lt;/code&gt; after unsourced and/or questionable text so that its implication is self explanatory as to what is lacking citation. If necessary, use the article's talk page to discuss further details.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Talkheader/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1944</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3475</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="449" sha1="ouo3449m5lrjl5g5zvlh37w90ik1pcv" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used at the top of popular talk pages to aid new users and to ensure that topics don't go too far off-topic.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|talkheader}}&lt;/code&gt; at the very top of a talk page.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{talkheader}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...

{{talkheader}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Reflist/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1945</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3649</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1693" sha1="twfal5yeulzac2v1kpwy85495sj0ws4" xml:space="preserve">==Description==
Use this template to create a reference list in small font for an article.  Note that there is no consensus that small font size should always be used for all references; when normal-sized font is more appropriate on an article, use &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;references /&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; instead.&lt;ref&gt;I am a reference&lt;/ref&gt;

==Syntax==
Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|reflist|...}}&lt;/code&gt; where you would normally type &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;references/&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt;. If used with no parameters, it will produce a reference list with a single column.

=== Multiple columns ===
Using &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{reflist|2}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will create a two-column reference list, and &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{reflist|3}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will create a three-column list.  Three-column lists are inaccessible to users with smaller/laptop monitors and should be avoided.

Using &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; will allow the browser to automatically choose the number of columns based on the width of the web browser.  Choose a column width that's appropriate for the average width of the references on the page.

Note: multiple columns currently render properly only in Mozilla Firefox and other Gecko-based browsers and Safari 3, though the feature is included in CSS3 so it should work for a larger number of browsers in the future.

==Sample output==
&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{reflist}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...

{{reflist}}

==CSS used==
&lt;pre&gt;
.references-small { font-size: 90%; }
&lt;/pre&gt;

==See also==
*[[wikipedia:Template:Reflist|Template:Reflist]] on Wikipedia.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Edit/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1946</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3482</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
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      </contributor>
      <minor/>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="644" sha1="c0wpb9du33rwxbfx43khsg3caaralmx" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template creates a clickable edit link for the given page name.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|edit}}&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;{{t|edit|pagename}}&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;{{t|edit|pagename|linkname}}&lt;/code&gt;.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{edit}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{edit}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{edit|Wikia Templates}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{edit|Wikia Templates}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{edit|Wikia Templates|edit the main page!}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{edit|Wikia Templates|edit the main page!}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Talkcreate/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1947</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3484</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3484</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="633" sha1="r8hlk5ompxtfy33ij7qf6ht0gy28vy7" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a link to start a new discussion. It is especially useful in areas that newbies commonly frequent.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|talkcreate}}&lt;/code&gt; wherever you wish the link to appear. You can add an optional second parameter to change the link text.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{talkcreate}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{talkcreate}}
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{talkcreate|Spout your views!}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{talkcreate|Spout your views!}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Fairuse/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1948</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3506</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
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      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="281" sha1="c339l756ke5h06078b2haad8d44gbpt" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as fair use.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|fairuse}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <revision>
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      <timestamp>2018-04-10T20:43:23Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="255" sha1="74p8ltgmalsvmzd5z9rzrn3x9jwhvup" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as fair use.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|fairuse}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:From Wikimedia/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1950</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3510</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3510</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="372" sha1="saqyayikd1h12oj5t6sxlae45x4zu7p" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as having been uploaded on [[wikipedia:|Wikipedia]] or another [[wikimedia:|Wikimedia]] project.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|From Wikimedia}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Other free/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1951</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3513</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>2 revisions</comment>
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      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="329" sha1="arhh8wckyznxvgbrndo9l607uxnbo4w" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images with a free license not covered by other image templates.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|Other free}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Permission/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1952</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3515</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
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      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="352" sha1="ndppynkkz20d1ykhmy4xxq7hohlkagy" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as being copyrighted, but the copyright holder has given permission for its use.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|permission}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="326" sha1="5q1y7o0x2d1d3lpsf9z3ytvxd9tuhht" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as being copyrighted, but the copyright holder has given permission for its use.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|permission}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Self/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1953</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3517</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3517</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="320" sha1="56xwldid082y7fcwsxqh2d518q547ju" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as having been uploaded by the photographer or author.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|self}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <revision>
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      <parentid>3517</parentid>
      <timestamp>2018-04-10T21:39:11Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>FossilLord</username>
        <id>1188477</id>
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      <minor/>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="294" sha1="t18mvi3lakw4npolw2ha9zogsdob0s6" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as having been uploaded by the photographer or author.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|self}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Cc-by-sa-3.0/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1954</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3519</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3519</origin>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="452" sha1="ra882ibmfshyvsj1bpb3307fu0wbsle" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images with the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ CC-BY-SA-3.0] license.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|cc-by-sa-3.0|attribution details}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.
:Replace "&lt;code&gt;attribution details&lt;/code&gt;" with information about the source.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:PD/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1955</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3521</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3521</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="294" sha1="7vt7amlicj3bb0dvk0lyygrr62h0xgz" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as being in the public domain.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|PD}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:No license/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1956</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3523</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>1 revision</comment>
      <origin>3523</origin>
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      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="298" sha1="qoc0qrmvrle75jsd3qtqsu26vzi9fzt" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to mark images as missing copyright info.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|no license}}&lt;/code&gt; on the image information page.

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Image wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox character</title>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
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|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:1em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="padding:0.5em;" | [[{{{image|File:Placeholder person.png}}}|{{{imagewidth|250}}}px]]&lt;br/&gt;''{{{caption| }}}''
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff;" | Vital statistics
|-
| style="width:30%;" | '''Title'''
| style="width:70%;" | {{{title}}}
|-
| '''Gender'''
| {{{gender}}}
|-
| '''Race'''
| {{{race}}}
|-
| '''Faction'''
| {{{faction}}}
|-
| '''Health'''
| {{{health}}}
|-
| '''Level'''
| {{{level}}}
|-
| '''Status'''
| {{{status}}}
|-
| '''Location'''
| {{{location}}}
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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|- 
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:1em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
{{#if: {{{civname|}}} | {{!}} '''Civilian Name''' {{!!}} {{{civname}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{alias|}}} | {{!}} '''Aliases''' {{!!}} {{{alias}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{designation|}}} | {{!}} '''Designation''' {{!!}} {{{designation}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{side|}}} | {{!}} '''Side''' {{!!}} {{{side}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{team|}}} | {{!}} '''Teams''' {{!!}} {{{team}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{relations|}}} | {{!}} '''Relations''' {{!!}} {{{relations}}} }}
|-
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
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|- 
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:1em;" | {{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
{{#if: {{{civname|}}} | {{!}} '''Civilian Name''' {{!!}} {{{civname}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{alias|}}} | {{!}} '''Aliases''' {{!!}} {{{alias}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{designation|}}} | {{!}} '''Designation''' {{!!}} {{{designation}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{side|}}} | {{!}} '''Side''' {{!!}} {{{side}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{team|}}} | {{!}} '''Teams''' {{!!}} {{{team}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{relations|}}} | {{!}} '''Relations''' {{!!}} {{{relations}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{status|}}} | {{!}} '''Status''' {{!!}} {{{status}}} }}
|-
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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|- 
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|- style="text-align:center;"
|-
{{#if: {{{civname|}}} | {{!}} '''Civilian Name''' {{!!}} {{{civname}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{alias|}}} | {{!}} '''Aliases''' {{!!}} {{{alias}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{designation|}}} | {{!}} '''Designation''' {{!!}} {{{designation}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{side|}}} | {{!}} '''Side''' {{!!}} {{{side}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{location|}}} | {{!}} '''Location''' {{!!}} {{{location}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{team|}}} | {{!}} '''Teams''' {{!!}} {{{team}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{relations|}}} | {{!}} '''Relations''' {{!!}} {{{relations}}} }}
|-
{{#if: {{{status|}}} | {{!}} '''Status''' {{!!}} {{{status}}} }}
|-
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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|- 
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|- style="text-align:center;"
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
|name=
|civname=
|alias=
|gender=
|classification=
|align=
|status=
|location=
|team=
|relations=
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

to see this:

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|civname=This is a test
|alias=This is a test
|gender=This is a test
|classification=This is a test
|align=This is a test
|status=This is a test
|location=This is a test
|team=This is a test
|relations=This is a test
}}


[{{fullurl:{{ns:Template}}:{{PAGENAME}}}}?action=purge Click here to refresh the preview above]
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	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
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To get this:
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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Type in this:

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|imagecaption = 
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| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
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&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
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| name = 
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| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
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| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
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| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
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{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

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Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Age''' (start)&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;(post-timeskip)&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;/infobox&gt;&lt;infobox&gt;
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	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="civname"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Civilian Name'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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        <username>MugaSofer</username>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Story [[1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearence&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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&lt;noinclude&gt;
== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
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[[Coil's Organization]]
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| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

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| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

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{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = 
|alias = 
| gender = 
| age = 
| Image = 
|imagecaption = 
| alignment= 
| occupation = 
| team = 
| previous team =  
| base of operations =
| civ occupation =
| classification =
| web serial = 
| family = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

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{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|civ occupation = High School/College Student
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
&lt;/infobox&gt;
&lt;noinclude&gt;
== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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        <username>WhyJoKing</username>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Story [[1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="civ occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
&lt;/infobox&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="civname"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Civilian Name'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

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{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Worm [[1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="civ occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

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{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

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{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Web Serial'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="-"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Age&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt; &lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daylight 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daylight 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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        <username>Damage3245</username>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Age&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="sequel"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Ward [[II1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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&lt;noinclude&gt;
== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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        <username>Damage3245</username>
        <id>24411065</id>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="civname"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Civilian Name'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="death"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Death&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Age&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="sequel"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Ward [[II1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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        <username>Yonkerbonk</username>
        <id>29831300</id>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Basic Information&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="death"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Death&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Age&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="sequel"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Ward [[II1.1|start]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="unique"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Unique Features'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="alignment"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Alignment'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="status"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Status'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="location"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Location'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Teams'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="previous team"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Previous Team(s)'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;</text>
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      <contributor>
        <username>Yonkerbonk</username>
        <id>29831300</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Didn't work out how I wanted it to. Reverting.</comment>
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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="alias"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Aliases'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="gender"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Gender'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="death"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Death&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="age"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Age&lt;/label&gt;&lt;default&gt;Unknown&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="post-timeskip"&gt;&lt;label&gt;Post-[[timeskip]]&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="occupation"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Occupation'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="unique"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Unique Features'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

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{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

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{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="family"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Family'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

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{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

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{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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	&lt;title source="name"&gt;&lt;default&gt;{{PAGENAME}}&lt;/default&gt;&lt;/title&gt;
	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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	&lt;data source="classification"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Classification'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;data source="base of operations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Base of Operations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;First Appearance&lt;/header&gt;
	&lt;data source="web serial"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Worm Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
	&lt;data source="ward"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Ward Debut'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;&lt;/group&gt;
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = 
| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
| previous team     =  
| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}

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&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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	&lt;image source="Image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
	&lt;image source="image"&gt;&lt;caption source="imagecaption"/&gt;&lt;/image&gt;
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	&lt;data source="relations"&gt;&lt;label&gt;'''Relations'''&lt;/label&gt;&lt;/data&gt;
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	&lt;group&gt;&lt;header&gt;Professional Status&lt;/header&gt;
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| gender            = 
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| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
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| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

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{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
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| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
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To get this:
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| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
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| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
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| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

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&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
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| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
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| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
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== Usage &amp; preview ==
Type in this:

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{{Infobox character
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| alias             = 
| gender            = 
| age               = 
| Image             = 
| imagecaption      = 
| alignment         = 
| occupation        = 
| team              = 
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| base of operations=
| civ occupation    =
| classification    =
| web serial        = 
| family            = 
}}

&lt;/pre&gt;

Fill it in:
&lt;pre&gt;
{{Infobox character
| name              = Taylor Hebert
| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
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| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
&lt;/pre&gt;

To get this:
{{Infobox character
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| alias             = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri
| gender            = Female
| age               = 16-18 
| Image             = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
| imagecaption      = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment         = [[Villain]] 
| occupation        = High School Student
| team              = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team     = [[Wards]] &lt;br&gt; [[Undersiders]] &lt;br&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations= [[Brockton Bay]]
| civ occupation    = High School/College Student
| classification    = [[Master]] 8 &lt;br&gt; [[Thinker]] 1
| web serial        = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| ward              = [[Daybreak 1.1]]
| family            = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
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|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff; font-size:120%; padding:1em;" |  {{{name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| colspan="2" style="padding:0.5em;" | [[{{{image|File:Placeholder item.png}}}|{{{imagewidth|250}}}px]]&lt;br/&gt;''{{{caption| }}}''
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff;" | Vital statistics
|-
| style="width:50%;" | '''Start'''
| style="width:50%;" | {{{start}}}
|-
| '''End'''
| {{{end}}}
|-
| '''Prerequisites'''
| {{{prereqs}}}
|-
| '''Level'''
| {{{level}}}
|-
| '''Location'''
| {{{location}}}
|-
| '''Rewards'''
| {{{rewards}}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#3366CC; color:#ffffff;" | Progression
|- style="text-align:center"
| '''Previous'''
| '''Next'''
|- style="text-align:center"
| {{{previous}}}
| {{{next}}}
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
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:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name       = Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth = [defaults to 250]
| caption    = Bob the Flower
| title      = The Flower
| gender     = Male
| race       = Flowerkind
| faction    = Flora
| health     = 9001
| level      = 5
| status     = Flowering
| location   = The Garden
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name     = Bob
| image    = Image:Example.jpg
| caption  = Bob the Flower
| title    = The Flower
| gender   = Male
| race     = Flowerkind
| faction  = Flora
| health   = 9001
| level    = 5
| status   = Flowering
| location = The Garden
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| designation = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| designation = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1030" sha1="c6he666omlxsgcr6e4i53ij456rvlxs" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender      = Female
| designation = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender      = Female
| designation = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>c6he666omlxsgcr6e4i53ij456rvlxs</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>4480</id>
      <parentid>4476</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-26T05:10:09Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Valravn</username>
        <id>5078418</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>4480</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1037" sha1="b57cs6uj9tz3d5q98k2e6zfy3j4k6dq" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender      = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>b57cs6uj9tz3d5q98k2e6zfy3j4k6dq</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>65733</id>
      <parentid>4480</parentid>
      <timestamp>2021-04-20T17:37:48Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Yonkerbonk</username>
        <id>29831300</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>65733</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1045" sha1="lbqzwi707by1xn4wk4b6zgw7ukblb4q" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relationships   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender      = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relationships   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>lbqzwi707by1xn4wk4b6zgw7ukblb4q</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>65736</id>
      <parentid>65733</parentid>
      <timestamp>2021-04-20T17:39:58Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Yonkerbonk</username>
        <id>29831300</id>
      </contributor>
      <minor/>
      <comment>Undo revision 65733 by [[Special:Contributions/Yonkerbonk|Yonkerbonk]] ([[User talk:Yonkerbonk|talk]])</comment>
      <origin>65736</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1037" sha1="b57cs6uj9tz3d5q98k2e6zfy3j4k6dq" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a character infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox character|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox character
| name        = Dragon
| alias       = Dragon
| civname     = None
| gender      = Female
| classification = [[Tinker]]
| align       = Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Guild]] &lt;br/&gt;[[The Protectorate]] (honorary)
| location    = Vancouver, Canada
| relations   = [[Andrew Richter]] (creator, deceased)
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>b57cs6uj9tz3d5q98k2e6zfy3j4k6dq</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox event/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1965</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3892</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3892</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="831" sha1="k6yim3zzime24xf7fj0qxnkwuhym1x5" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create an event infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox event|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox event
| name         = Bob's Birthday Party [defaults to pagename]
| image        = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth   = [defaults to 250]
| caption      = Bob the Flower
| participants = Bob's friends
| date         = Bob's birthday
| location     = Bob's house
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox event
| name         = Bob's Birthday Party
| image        = File:Example.jpg
| caption      = Bob the Flower
| participants = Bob's friends
| date         = Bob's birthday
| location     = Bob's house
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>k6yim3zzime24xf7fj0qxnkwuhym1x5</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox item/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1966</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3887</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3887</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="855" sha1="jcl6ag9rfhlq1mlb0evjpqooxft75my" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create an item infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox item|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox item
| name       = Bob's Petal [defaults to pagename]
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth = [defaults to 250]
| caption    = Bob the Flower
| type       = Petal
| effects    = Adds +1 prettiness
| source     = Earth
| buy        = 1 Seed
| sell       = 5 Pollen
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox item
| name       = Bob's Petal
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| caption    = Bob the Flower
| type       = Petal
| effects    = Adds +1 prettiness
| source     = Earth
| buy        = 1 Seed
| sell       = 5 Pollen
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>jcl6ag9rfhlq1mlb0evjpqooxft75my</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox location/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1967</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3889</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3889</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="980" sha1="saqa4061rtrz4k39dnxxullpjrqvlh3" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a location infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox location|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth  = [defaults to 250]
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapwidth    = [defaults to 250]
| mapcaption  = Land of Bob
| type        = Garden
| level       = 10-20
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Bob the Flower
| type        = Garden
| level       = 10-20
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>saqa4061rtrz4k39dnxxullpjrqvlh3</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>10248</id>
      <parentid>3889</parentid>
      <timestamp>2016-02-08T14:56:41Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>MugaSofer</username>
        <id>2174144</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>10248</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="936" sha1="8wimt4yufrc4trzj6hlwrw6mnmufan2" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a location infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox location|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth  = [defaults to 250]
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapwidth    = [defaults to 250]
| mapcaption  = Land of Bob
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Bob the Flower
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>8wimt4yufrc4trzj6hlwrw6mnmufan2</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>10249</id>
      <parentid>10248</parentid>
      <timestamp>2016-02-08T14:57:20Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>MugaSofer</username>
        <id>2174144</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>10249</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="868" sha1="q5apoj4l6nv079505rrdvoch0woqm0u" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a location infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox location|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Land of Bob
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Bob the Flower
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>q5apoj4l6nv079505rrdvoch0woqm0u</sha1>
    </revision>
    <revision>
      <id>10884</id>
      <parentid>10249</parentid>
      <timestamp>2016-04-17T21:54:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>MugaSofer</username>
        <id>2174144</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>10884</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="916" sha1="gvkz9fgrk09tsmc6uw3ice6ejkhdfpe" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a location infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox location|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Land of Bob
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
|web serial = imaginary
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox location
| name        = Land of Bob
| image       = File:Example.jpg
| caption     = Bob the Flower
| map         = File:Example.jpg
| mapcaption  = Bob the Flower
| type        = Garden
| location    = Earth
| inhabitants = Flowerfolk
|web serial = imaginary
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>gvkz9fgrk09tsmc6uw3ice6ejkhdfpe</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox quest/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1968</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3891</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3891</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1006" sha1="qx2dceduouj1av5ntvojwwbngh56xef" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:This template is used to create a quest infobox.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox quest|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below.
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox quest
| name       = Land of Bob [defaults to pagename]
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth = [defaults to 250]
| caption    = Bob the Flower
| start      = Quest A
| end        = Quest Z
| prereqs    = Quest 1
| level      = Level 10-20
| location   = Land of Bob
| rewards    = Bob's Petal
| previous   = Quest J
| next       = Quest K
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox quest
| name       = Land of Bob
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| caption    = Bob the Flower
| start      = Quest A
| end        = Quest Z
| prereqs    = Quest 1
| level      = Level 10-20
| location   = Land of Bob
| rewards    = Bob's Petal
| previous   = Quest J
| next       = Quest K
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>qx2dceduouj1av5ntvojwwbngh56xef</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox album/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1969</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3883</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3883</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1001" sha1="6ib8wqpptyq6cixm7wtqivp0o4uwmqq" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:To use this template, enter the following and fill in the appropriate fields. Any field left blank will not show up. Don't forget to include brackets, to make the fields into links.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox album|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below. 
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox album
| name       = Album name [defaults to pagename]
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth = [defaults to 250]
| artist     = Artist name
| released   = Release date
| recorded   = Date recorded
| length     = Album length
| label      = Label
| producer   = Producer
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox album
| name       = Album name
| image      = Image:Example.jpg
| artist     = Artist name
| released   = Release date
| recorded   = Date recorded
| length     = Album length
| label      = Label
| producer   = Producer
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>6ib8wqpptyq6cixm7wtqivp0o4uwmqq</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Template:Infobox episode/doc</title>
    <ns>10</ns>
    <id>1970</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3884</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <origin>3884</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="1006" sha1="fwp8yv5av6ai1qnaf5e5nt5qize6w79" xml:space="preserve">;Description
:To use this template, enter the following and fill in the appropriate fields. Most fields left blank will not show up. Don't forget to include brackets, to make the fields into links.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|infobox episode|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below. 
;Sample output

&lt;pre&gt;{{infobox episode
| name       = Five Alive
| season     = Five
| number     = Five
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| imagewidth = [defaults to 250] 
| airdate    = Unaired
| writer     = Mr. Writer
| director   = Ms. Director
| previous   = Episode A
| next       = Episode C
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{infobox episode
| name       = Five Alive
| season     = Five
| number     = Five
| image      = File:Example.jpg
| airdate    = Unaired
| writer     = Mr. Writer
| director   = Ms. Director
| previous   = Episode A
| next       = Episode C
}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
      <sha1>fwp8yv5av6ai1qnaf5e5nt5qize6w79</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>User:CreateWiki script</title>
    <ns>2</ns>
    <id>1975</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3811</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>add info since this is now on the home page of all new wikis</comment>
      <origin>3811</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="161" sha1="5lc03nsu8f432u8tf169f79aeb5flzl" xml:space="preserve">The '''CreateWiki script''' sets up pages on newly [[w:special:createwiki|created wikis]]. For [[help:contents|help]], you can [[Special:Contact|contact Wikia]].</text>
      <sha1>5lc03nsu8f432u8tf169f79aeb5flzl</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>Category:Infobox templates</title>
    <ns>14</ns>
    <id>1976</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3656</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>New page: A listing of wiki infobox templates.  {{Templatecategory}}  [[Category:Templates]]</comment>
      <origin>3656</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="82" sha1="4memc35z8ky1b185wdjm7rnso5cvwol" xml:space="preserve">A listing of wiki infobox templates.

{{Templatecategory}}

[[Category:Templates]]</text>
      <sha1>4memc35z8ky1b185wdjm7rnso5cvwol</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
    <title>User:Wikia</title>
    <ns>2</ns>
    <id>1977</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3686</id>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Replacing page with '{{int:User Wikia}}'</comment>
      <origin>3686</origin>
      <model>wikitext</model>
      <format>text/x-wiki</format>
      <text bytes="18" sha1="523y32wlrciw94v7se887e8h7ugsauc" xml:space="preserve">{{int:User Wikia}}</text>
      <sha1>523y32wlrciw94v7se887e8h7ugsauc</sha1>
    </revision>
  </page>
  <page>
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==Welcome==
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==Welcome==
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==Welcome==
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==Welcome==
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==Welcome==
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==Welcome==
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      <comment>Created page with '&lt;div class="boilerplate" id="cc-by-sa" style="width:90%; margin:0 auto; padding:10px; border:1px solid #A8ACA8; background:#FFFFCC; color:#000;"&gt; '''''This file is licensed under...'</comment>
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{{#if: {{{image|}}} | {{!}} align=center colspan=2 {{!}} [[Image:{{{image}}}|center|284px]] }}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
{{#if: {{{author|}}} | {{!}} valign=top {{!}} '''Author''' {{!!}} {{{author}}} }}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
{{#if: {{{illustrator|}}} | {{!}} valign=top {{!}} '''Illustrator''' {{!!}} {{{illustrator}}} }}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
{{#if: {{{date|}}} | {{!}} '''Publication date''' {{!!}} {{{date}}} }}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
{{#if: {{{publisher|}}} | {{!}} '''Published by''' {{!!}} {{{publisher}}} }}
|- style="vertical-align: top;"
{{#if: {{{isbn|}}} | {{!}} '''ISBN''' {{!!}} {{{isbn}}} }}
|-
| colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size:125%;" bgcolor=#cef2e0 | ''Publication Order''
|- align=center
| valign=top align=center style="font-size:80%;" width=150 | Preceded by&lt;br&gt;{{{previous}}}
| valign=top align=center style="font-size:80%;" width=150 | Followed by&lt;br&gt;{{{next}}}
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;
&lt;br clear="all"&gt;
{{documentation}}
[[Category:Templates|Book]]
&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
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        <id>49312</id>
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:To use this template, enter the following and fill in the appropriate fields. Any field left blank will not show up. Don't forget to include brackets, to make the fields into links.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|book|...}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere, with parameters as shown below. 
;Sample output
&lt;pre&gt;{{Book
| image   = 
| author   = 
| illustrator = 
| date      = 
| publisher = 
| isbn  = 
| previous =
| next =
}}&lt;/pre&gt;

Results in...

{{Book
| image   = Example.jpg
| author   = Author
| illustrator = Illustrator
| date      = Date
| publisher = Publisher
| isbn  = ISBN
| previous = Previous
| next = Next
}}
&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Infobox templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <revision>
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|-
| style="padding:0 5px 0 10px; width:50%;" | '''Previous episode:'''
| style="padding:0 5px 0 10px; width:50%;" | '''Next episode:'''
|-
| style="padding:0 5px 0 10px; | {{{prev|}}}
| style="padding:0 5px 0 10px; | {{{next|}}}
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <comment>Created page with ';Description :This templates is used to provide quick, consistent link to the previous and next episodes in a series.  ;Syntax :Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|ep-nav|&lt;nowiki&gt;prev=&lt;/nowiki&gt;|&lt;nowi...'</comment>
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:This templates is used to provide quick, consistent link to the previous and next episodes in a series. 
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|ep-nav|&lt;nowiki&gt;prev=&lt;/nowiki&gt;|&lt;nowiki&gt;next=&lt;/nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/code&gt; at the bottom of episode pages, filling in the prev= and next= fields. Don't forget to include brackets, to make the fields into links.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{ep-nav|prev=[[Help:Templates|Link A]] plus text|next=[[Help:Templates|Link C]]}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...
:{{ep-nav|prev=[[Help:Templates|Link A]] plus text|next=[[Help:Templates|Link C]]}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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    <id>2002</id>
    <revision>
      <id>3760</id>
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      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
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      <comment>Created page with '&lt;div style="width:300px; float:right; clear:right; border:1px solid #aaa; margin:0 0 1em 1em; padding:4px 4px 4px 10px; background:#f9f9f9; color:black;"&gt; '''Played by:'''&lt;br/&gt; :...'</comment>
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'''Played by:'''&lt;br/&gt;
:'''{{{1}}}'''
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br style="clear:both;" /&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Default</username>
        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Created page with ';Description :This template is used to create an small [[Help:Infobox|infobox]] to show who performs a certain character. ;Syntax :Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|performer|Performer}}&lt;/code&gt; at ...'</comment>
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:This template is used to create an small [[Help:Infobox|infobox]] to show who performs a certain character.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|performer|Performer}}&lt;/code&gt; at the top of an article. The name is not automatically linked in case extra information is wanted.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{performer|[[Help:Templates|Bob]]}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...

{{performer|[[Help:Templates|Bob]]}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:General wiki templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <text bytes="600" sha1="41ud23coxw769uh16c1295176lmte6s" xml:space="preserve">&lt;small&gt;—This unsigned comment was made by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}. Please sign talk pages and forum posts with four tildes: &lt;nowiki&gt;~~~~&lt;/nowiki&gt;. [[Special:userlogin|Log in]] to keep track of your comments and maintain your identity on the wiki.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;&lt;br&gt;
'''Usage:''' (replace highlighted items)

 &lt;nowiki&gt;{{subst:sign|&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;username or IP&lt;/font&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;|&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;date&lt;/font&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/noinclude&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Templates|Sign]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <comment>Created page with '{| style="text-align:center; background:#D3E1F2; color:#000; border:1px solid #AAA; margin-bottom:10px;" cellpadding=8 |- | '''Spoiler warning!'''&lt;br/&gt;This article contains plot ...'</comment>
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|-
| '''Spoiler warning!'''&lt;br/&gt;This article contains plot details about an upcoming episode.
|}&lt;noinclude&gt;
{{documentation}}&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T11:42:15Z</timestamp>
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        <id>49312</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Created page with ';Description :This template is used to mark a page as having major spoilers. This should only be used on a wiki if most users wish to see it. ;Syntax :Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|spoiler}}&lt;/c...'</comment>
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:This template is used to mark a page as having major spoilers. This should only be used on a wiki if most users wish to see it.
;Syntax
:Type &lt;code&gt;{{t|spoiler}}&lt;/code&gt; somewhere.
;Sample output
:&lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;{{spoiler}}&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; gives...

{{spoiler}}

&lt;includeonly&gt;[[Category:Article management templates|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Template documentation|{{PAGENAME}}]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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      <comment>Created page with '&lt;div style="text-align: center; margin: 0 10%; padding-bottom: 10px;"&gt; {| style="background: #D3E1F2; border: 1px solid #aaa; margin: 0 auto;" cellpadding=8 |- | This discussion ...'</comment>
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{| style="background: #D3E1F2; border: 1px solid #aaa; margin: 0 auto;" cellpadding=8
|-
| This discussion is listed as an [[:Category:Active Talk Pages|Active Talk Page]].&lt;br&gt;Please remove this template when the question has been answered.
|}&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;
[[Category:Active Talk Pages| ]]
&lt;/includeonly&gt;&lt;noinclude&gt;[[Category:Templates|Talk]]&lt;/noinclude&gt;</text>
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*Photographer: [[Commons:User:Fg2|Fg2]]

{{PD}}

[[Category:Images]]</text>
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[[Category:Browse]]
[[Category:Content]]</text>
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[[Category:Content]]</text>
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To hide a category, add the &lt;code&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;__HIDDENCAT__&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/code&gt; magic word to the bottom of a category.
[[Category:Organization]]</text>
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&lt;div style="font-size:120%; line-height:1.4em;"&gt;Hey there!
We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]]  -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!
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We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]]  -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!
-- [[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like  othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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&lt;div style="font-size:120%; line-height:1.4em;"&gt;Hey there!
We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]]  -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!
-- [[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like  othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp;amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]] -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!

-- [[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp;amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]] -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!

-- 
[[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Wikipedia's help page] is pretty straight forward. I use the cheatsheet they give as a reference.[[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 13:25, May 7, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp;amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]] -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!

-- 
[[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Wikipedia's help page] is pretty straight forward. I use the cheatsheet they give as a reference.[[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 13:25, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

A few minor mistakes that I can't figure out how to change myself - Clockblocker's name is misspelled (missing a c, I think) and Danny Hebert's name is similarly misspelled (As Danny He'''r'''bert).  [[User:Wildbowpig|Wildbowpig]] 17:13, May 15, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp;amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]] -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!

--
[[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Wikipedia's help page] is pretty straight forward. I use the cheatsheet they give as a reference.[[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 13:25, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

A few minor mistakes that I can't figure out how to change myself - Clockblocker's name is misspelled (missing a c, I think) and Danny Hebert's name is similarly misspelled (As Danny He'''r'''bert). [[User:Wildbowpig|Wildbowpig]] 17:13, May 15, 2012 (UTC)

       Fixed. At the right of the edit button there is and "arrow" , clicking in it you can sea a menu, and in that menu is the option "rename". I'm not sure if every user can do it or only the ones with special permits, in any case once i figure out how to give permits i will give you the higest i can. [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 17:25, May 15, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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&lt;div style="font-size:120%; line-height:1.4em;"&gt;Hey there!
We're excited to have '''Worm Web Serial Novel Wiki''' as part of the Wikia community! There's still a lot to do, so here are some helpful tips and links to get your wiki going:

*Not sure where to begin? Stop by [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Main_Page|Founder &amp;amp; Admin Central]] and check out the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Founders_&amp;_Admins|Blog]] for tips on how to jump start your wiki and make it grow!
*Visit [[w:c:community:main page|Community Central]] to make friends via [[w:c:community:Special:Chat|chat]], learn about new features and get updated on Wikia news and upcoming features on the [[w:c:community:Blog:Wikia_Staff_Blog|Staff Blog]].
*Take a look at our [[w:c:community:Webinars|webinar series]] -- where you can sign up to interact with Wikia staff, as well as watch past sessions
*Be sure to check out [[Special:WikiFeatures|Wiki Features]] to see what features you can enable on your wiki!
*Explore our [[w:c:community:Admin_Central:Forum|forums]] on Founder and Admin Central to see what other wiki admins are asking.
*Lastly, visit our [[w:c:community:Help:Contents|Help Pages]] to answer any specific question you may have.

All of the above links are a great place to start exploring Wikia. If you get stuck or have a question you can't find the answer to -- please contact us [[Special:Contact|here]]. But most importantly, have fun! :)

Happy editing!

--
[[User:Dopp|Dopp]] &lt;staff /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Wikipedia's help page] is pretty straight forward. I use the cheatsheet they give as a reference.[[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 13:25, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

A few minor mistakes that I can't figure out how to change myself - Clockblocker's name is misspelled (missing a c, I think) and Danny Hebert's name is similarly misspelled (As Danny He'''r'''bert). [[User:Wildbowpig|Wildbowpig]] 17:13, May 15, 2012 (UTC)

Fixed. At the right of the edit button there is and "arrow" , clicking in it you can sea a menu, and in that menu is the option "rename". I'm not sure if every user can do it or only the ones with special permits, in any case once i figure out how to give permits i will give you the higest i can. [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 17:25, May 15, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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its a pleasure. and hi to you too.

i've just started with the Powers classification page. I'm planning to fill in both the trump and shaker categories. I'm pretty certain that "trump" refers to parahumans whose powers interact with other powers (like othala's power to give others powers for a time, or eidolon who has "all the powers" but only a few at a time.) and shaker is a term for parahumans whose powers aren't directly offensive but can be used to aid teamates or hinder enemies, and most likely at a range since touch based powers tend to be "striker" ( Both labyrinth and vista ,the two known shakers, have something like this. As does grue, so my guess is he's a shaker as well).

The thing is this is all guesswork so i'm going to post this and any other ideas on the forum so that people can give their oppinion and wildblow can confirm if this is true when he gets back from his trip.

thanks for starting up the wiki, its something quite a few people have been thinking about so its great of you to take the intiative.

[[User:IronFalconlives!|IronFalconlives!]] 12:26, May 4, 2012 (UTC)

Don't bother changing all the links from Taylor to Skitter. I'm going to make the Taylor page a redirect to Skitter. [[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 09:03, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, in fact i was thinkg about asking you to do it since i saw you did it with "Taylor's Dad/Danny Herbert", and i don't know how to do it...by the way did you know any tutorial where i can learn to do it? [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 09:54, May 7, 2012 (UTC)
:[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing Wikipedia's help page] is pretty straight forward. I use the cheatsheet they give as a reference.[[User:Valravn|Valravn]] 13:25, May 7, 2012 (UTC)

A few minor mistakes that I can't figure out how to change myself - Clockblocker's name is misspelled (missing a c, I think) and Danny Hebert's name is similarly misspelled (As Danny He'''r'''bert). [[User:Wildbowpig|Wildbowpig]] 17:13, May 15, 2012 (UTC)

Fixed. At the right of the edit button there is and "arrow" , clicking in it you can sea a menu, and in that menu is the option "rename". I'm not sure if every user can do it or only the ones with special permits, in any case once i figure out how to give permits i will give you the higest i can. [[User:Estocasticom|Estocasticom]] 17:25, May 15, 2012 (UTC)

: Ah, yes.  That is an option for me.  Surprised I didn't see it when I was hunting around.  No need for special permits. [[User:Wildbowpig|Wildbowpig]] 17:37, May 15, 2012 (UTC)</text>
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Since superhumans begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify Supervillans in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heros, Villans and Roges .

When a new parahuman reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

==Master==

==Tinker==

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

==Trump==

==Stranger==</text>
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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

==Master==

==Tinker==

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

==Master==

==Tinker==

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

==Trump==

==Stranger==</text>
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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

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==Tinker==

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

==Trump==

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6)

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

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==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

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==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

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Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

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==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]]

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T16:07:28Z</timestamp>
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        <username>Estocasticom</username>
        <id>5051212</id>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==</text>
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    <revision>
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      <parentid>3952</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-04-25T16:14:55Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Estocasticom</username>
        <id>5051212</id>
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      <comment>/* Breaker */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

==Shaker==

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T16:20:02Z</timestamp>
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        <username>Estocasticom</username>
        <id>5051212</id>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==


==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)</text>
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T16:21:51Z</timestamp>
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        <username>Estocasticom</username>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==


==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <timestamp>2012-04-25T16:32:52Z</timestamp>
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        <username>Estocasticom</username>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==


==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Characters: [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Dragon]] , [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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    <revision>
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      <parentid>3961</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T15:25:01Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==


==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3981</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:02:19Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>/* Mover */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]], [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==


==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3983</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:06:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>/* Shaker */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]], [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3984</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:22:30Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>/* Blaster */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]], [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3990</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:23:33Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>/* Mover */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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    <revision>
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      <parentid>3991</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:26:49Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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      <parentid>3992</parentid>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <id>3994</id>
      <parentid>3993</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:28:50Z</timestamp>
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        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

[[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3994</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:31:36Z</timestamp>
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        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Characters:[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3995</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:39:51Z</timestamp>
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        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3997</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:43:35Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Thinker==

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. 

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always.  Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them. 

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>3998</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:44:36Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. 

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always.  Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them. 

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <timestamp>2012-05-01T16:49:25Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Parian]](Master 6), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. 

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always.  Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them. 

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <parentid>4000</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-05-01T17:00:29Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>83.52.210.28</ip>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Parian]](Master 6), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. 

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always.  Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them. 

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Imp]](Stranger ?), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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      <timestamp>2012-05-01T19:14:40Z</timestamp>
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Since [[parahuman]]s begun to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Used only for classify [[villans|Supervillans]] in the beggin, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros]], [[Villans]] and [[Roges]] .

When a new [[parahuman]] reveal his presence he(or she) is identify with one o more of next 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]](Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]](Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

The brutes are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6),

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]](Master 8), [[Parian]](Master 6), [[Skitter]](Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters:[[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]](Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]](Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]](Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. 

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always.  Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them. 

Characters:[[Clockbloker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]](Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who could change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Imp]](Stranger ?), [[Night]](Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]](Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identify with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), Weld

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Night]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), Weld

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Night]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Fog]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), Weld

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Night]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), Chariot (Mover ?, Tinker ?),  Skidmark (Tinker 2, Mover 3), Strider

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]]

==Master==

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), Chariot (Mover ?, Tinker ?),  Skidmark (Tinker 2, Mover 3), Strider

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]] , [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), Chariot (Mover ?, Tinker ?),  Skidmark (Tinker 2, Mover 3), Strider

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6)

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?)

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet|leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]],[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream|Laserdream]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time.

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions.

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet|leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]],[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream|Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions.

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet|leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]],[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream|Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions.

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet|leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]],[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream|Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet|leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]],[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream|Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Herbert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockbloker|Clockblocker ]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Herbert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Herbert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]]

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth).

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers No Classified Yet==

Some Characters had been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers haven't been clearly classified yet.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9)

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]],[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]],[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7)

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4),[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9), [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3).

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3),[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1),[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1).

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4),[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9), [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3).

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3), [[Andrew Richter]]

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3),[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]]

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1),[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1).

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4),[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9), [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3).

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3), [[Andrew Richter]]

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3),[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]], [[Lightstar]].

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1),[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1).

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4),[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9), [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3).

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3), [[Andrew Richter]]

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3),[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]], [[Lightstar]].

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1),[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1).

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]], [[Haven]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker,Master, Tinker,Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers(like [[Purity]]), teleporters(like [[Oni Lee]]) and speedsters(like [[Velocity]]).

Characters: [[Oni Lee]],[[Purity| Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4),[[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1), [[Chariot ]](Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3),[[ Strider|Strider]],[[Velocity]], [[Battery]]

==Shaker==

Characters: [[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12), [[Vista]] (Shaker 9), [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3).

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them.

Characters:[[Scion]],[[Night]] (Breaker 9), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1),[[ Fenja &amp; Menja|Fenja &amp;amp; Menja]],

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

Characters: [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Weld]],[[ Aegis|Aegis]], [[Alexandria]], [[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7),[[ Glory Girl|Glory Girl]]

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions(being them humans, parahumans, animals or (like in [[Parian]] case) especific object).

Characters:[[Canary]] (Master 8), [[Parian]] (Master 6), [[Skitter]] (Master 5), [[Regent]], [[Bitch]], [[Heartbreaker]], [[Crusader]] (master 6), [[Nillbog|Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 
Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t. (e.g: [[Bakuda]]’s specialty is bombs).

Characters: [[Dragon]], [[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6), [[Armsmaster]], [[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4),[[ leet| Leet]], [[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?), [[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3), [[Andrew Richter]]

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

Characters:[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4), [[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?),[[ Legend|Legend]], [[Narwhal]], [[ Lady Photon|Lady Photon]](Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3),[[ Laserdream| Shielder, Laserdream]], [[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Spitfire]], [[Lightstar]].

==Thinker==

Characters: [[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7)

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Characters:[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7), [[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1),[[ Ballistic|Ballistic]], [[Rune]]

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

Characters: [[Genesis]] (Changer 9), [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3),[[ Hookwolf |Hookwolf ]](shifter 4, brute 7), [[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1).

==Trump==

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

Characters:[[Imp]], [[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3), [[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1)

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or via [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod Word of God] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

Characters: [[Coil]], [[Grue]], [[The Endbringers]] (Leviathan, Simurgh and Behemoth), [[Scion]], [[Haven]].

==No Powers==

Some Characters have an important role in the story even if they are not parahumans, or even if they haven't appear yet in the story they could be relevant in this universe, like e.g: The [[Parahuman Response Team|PRT]] agents.

Characters: [[Danny Hebert]], [[Director Piggot]], [[Sierra]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
*[[Oni Lee]]: Teleportation with a clone left behind
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Flight
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Flight
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Mover 1): Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?): High speed flying suit
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Strider]]: Mass teleportation
*[[Velocity]]: General speed increase
*[[Battery]]: Short bursts of incredible speed
*[[Alexandria]]: Flight
*[[Aegis]]: Flight
*[[Glory Girl]]: Flight
*[[Laserdream]]: Flight
*[[Legend]]: Flight

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
*[[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12): Can completely change her surroundings at will
*[[Vista]] (Shaker 9): Can bend, stretch, or compress space
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3) 

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
*[[Scion]]
*[[Night]] (Breaker 9)
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1): Transforms into cloud of molecules
*[[Fenja]]: Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks are smaller
*[[Menja]]: Same as her sister
*[[Velocity]]: Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blaster===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
*[[Oni Lee]]: Teleportation with a clone left behind
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Flight
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Flight
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Mover 1): Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?): High speed flying suit
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Strider]]: Mass teleportation
*[[Velocity]]: General speed increase
*[[Battery]]: Short bursts of incredible speed
*[[Alexandria]]: Flight
*[[Aegis]]: Flight
*[[Glory Girl]]: Flight
*[[Laserdream]]: Flight
*[[Legend]]: Flight

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
*[[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12): Can completely change her surroundings at will
*[[Vista]] (Shaker 9): Can bend, stretch, or compress space
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3) 

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
*[[Scion]]
*[[Night]] (Breaker 9)
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1): Transforms into cloud of molecules
*[[Fenja]]: Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks are smaller
*[[Menja]]: Same as her sister
*[[Velocity]]: Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
*[[Labyrinth]] (Shaker 12): Can completely change her surroundings at will
*[[Vista]] (Shaker 9): Can bend, stretch, or compress space
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3) 

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
*[[Scion]]
*[[Night]] (Breaker 9)
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1): Transforms into cloud of molecules
*[[Fenja]]: Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks are smaller
*[[Menja]]: Same as her sister
*[[Velocity]]: Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
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!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
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!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3)|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
*[[Scion]]
*[[Night]] (Breaker 9)
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1): Transforms into cloud of molecules
*[[Fenja]]: Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks are smaller
*[[Menja]]: Same as her sister
*[[Velocity]]: Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
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!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
*[[Scion]]
*[[Night]] (Breaker 9)
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3,Stranger 2 and Mover 1): Transforms into cloud of molecules
*[[Fenja]]: Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks are smaller
*[[Menja]]: Same as her sister
*[[Velocity]]: Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
*[[Imp]]: Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into mist
*[[Shadow Stalker]] (Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1): Transforms into a shadow form
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
*[[Genesis]] (Changer 9): Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
*[[Fog]] (Shifter 8, Stranger 3): Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, Brute 7): Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Can transform into a ball of hard light

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
*[[Clockblocker]](Striker 7): Can freeze anything he touches in time
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
*[[Brandish]] (Striker 5, Shifter 1): Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
*[[Ballistic]]: Accelerates objects with a touch
*[[Rune]]: Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
*[[Faultline]]: Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
*[[Tattletale]] (Thinker 7): Can obtain information by making connections
*[[Dinah]]: Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
*[[Purity]] (Blaster 8, Mover 4): Fires beams of light
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Can create and control fire
*[[Flechette]] (Striker ?, Blaster ?): Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
*[[Legend]]: Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
*[[Narwhal]]: Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
*[[Lady Photon]] (Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3): Fires hard light blasts
*[[Laserdream]]: Same as her mother
*[[Shielder]]: Same as his mother
*[[Ballistic]]: Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
*[[Spitfire]]: Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
*[[Lightstar]]: Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
*[[Dragon]]
*[[Bakuda]] (Tinker 6): Bombs
*[[Armsmaster]]: Miniaturization
*[[Kid Win]] (Tinker 4): Laser guns
*[[Leet]]: Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
*[[Chariot]] (Tinker ?, Mover ?)
*[[Skidmark]] (Tinker 2, Mover 3)
*[[Andrew Richter]]: Computer programs

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
*[[Canary]] (Master 8): Voice lets her command humans
*[[Parian]] (Master 6): Can create and control stuffed animals
*[[Skitter]] (Master 5): Can control anything with a simple nervous system
*[[Regent]]: Can control a human's nervous system
*[[Bitch]]: Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
*[[Heartbreaker]]: Can manipulate people's emotions
*[[Crusader]] (Master 6): Creates ghostly replicas of himself
*[[Nilbog]]

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
*[[Lung]] (Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6): Has regeneration and becomes progressively more durable
*[[Weld]]: Made of metal
*[[Aegis]]: Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
*[[Alexandria]]: Super strength and invulnerability
*[[Hookwolf]] (Shifter 4, brute 7): When transformed is made out of metal blades
*[[Glory Girl]]: Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| 
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Skidmark]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Unknown
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2||
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]||||
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Skidmark|Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3||
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| 
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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        <ip>41.3.201.33</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>Ironfalconlives here. filled out squealer, skidmark and mush.</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically 
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[villans|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Heros|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[Category:Villains|Supervillans]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Category:Hero|Heroes]], [[Villans|Villains]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying [[Category:Villain|Villains]], this classification is used now for all parahumans: , [[Villains|Villains]], [[Category:Hero|Heroes]] and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, [[Villains|Villains]],  and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, [[Category:Villains|Villains]],  and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: [[Category:Hero|Heroes]],[[Category:Villains|Villains]],  and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master  ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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      <id>4989</id>
      <parentid>4988</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-11-29T14:15:33Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>86.128.90.84</ip>
      </contributor>
      <comment>/* Known Masters */</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|Creates life (non-human forms)
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
It is unknown what the trump classification entails.

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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      <id>4991</id>
      <parentid>4989</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-12-05T22:19:41Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <ip>99.158.251.49</ip>
      </contributor>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Bitch]]|| Master ?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|Creates life (non-human forms)
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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      <parentid>4991</parentid>
      <timestamp>2012-12-11T06:23:38Z</timestamp>
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        <username>Arthurh3535</username>
        <id>220682</id>
      </contributor>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|Creates life (non-human forms)
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker?|| Healing powers.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be them humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|Creates life (non-human forms)
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. 

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknow, maybe body modifications
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|
}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
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[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations. 

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"

!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-

|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies the powers of other capes. Only one power at a time.

|-

|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-

|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.

|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]||Striker 5?|| Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"

!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-

|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies the powers of other capes. Only one power at a time.

|-

|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-

|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.

|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 5|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"

!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-

|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies the powers of other capes. Only one power at a time.

|-

|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-

|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.

|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"

!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-

|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies the powers of other capes. Only one power at a time.

|-

|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-

|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.

|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker ?, Master 5|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.

|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description

|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.

|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.

|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Can control anything with a simple nervous system
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Laser guns
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
[[Category:Worm]]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]||Tinker ?|| Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Current speciality unknown, maybe body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant||Tinker ?|| miniturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assauilt||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant||Tinker ?|| miniturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning and information

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Super strength and speed.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances or to adapt to different situations.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they loose them. If held long enough, the skills become permenant to him, though the victum eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?|| 
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
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[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
[[Category:Villains|Supervillans]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealth.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|Assault||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control stuffed animals
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of anything with a simple nervous system within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Healing powers.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow form
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?||
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Technology that promotes mobility
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. He can charge straight through a wall or stop a speeding car with his foot.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
[[Category:Hero|Heroes]]
[[Category:Villains|Villains]]
[[Category:Villain|Villains]]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively more strong and durable the longer a fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Blaster ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings.

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Affects surfaces , pushes towards one direction, resistance towards the other
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel Of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size. 
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms 
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|
[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact. 
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
 Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
 Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger ?|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 7|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These categoy include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Chariot]] ||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|-
|[[Battery]]||Mover ?|| Short bursts of incredible speed
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Mover ?, Brute ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Mover ?, Brute ?||Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker|| Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ?|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Bambina]]||Mover 4, Shaker 4||Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Skitter]] ||Master 8|| Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Bitch]]
|Striker 5
|Transforms dogs into monsters the size of vans.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]]||Master ?|| Can manipulate people's emotions.
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Nilbog]]
|Master ? (&gt;7)
|
Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Cherish]]
|Master ?
|Can control people via their emotions
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Vista]] ||Shaker 9|| Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]]|| Shaker, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]]|| Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from thier originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like leaves
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from thier originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from thier originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from thier originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Narwhal]]||Blaster ?|| Can create forcefields that ignore the [[Manton effect]]
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echinda ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echinda.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|Echidna ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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      <text bytes="16984" sha1="nes1joidg805fvgbj43h6tiagwzliud" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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      <text bytes="16995" sha1="afoe68xrtvb27ueem7ig24arxbn5ar4" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger|| Invisible and inaudible, emits odorless poison gas that causes headaches, ringing in the ears, watery eyes and eventually blindness, memory loss and coma.
|}
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      <text bytes="16788" sha1="5nmv4km7b197stlfjayf8cxrk3be3h9" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="16881" sha1="57pnzwp13ag64pkkq0xp8ury5fnhh8l" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17044" sha1="oh3m3owzbn5jo4iwc1e7elgbk6937bq" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]||Brute ?|Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed into one, giving the remaining one a temporary strength boost
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
!scope="col" | Cape

!scope="col" | Classification

!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
!scope="col" | Cape
!scope="col" | Classification
!scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17139" sha1="cbkrjj3isojnqgsc7o4935mmv1naaw5" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multi-tasking, able to perform a vast number of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|- [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17288" sha1="8qgywdhx176m73qqswr62xwkya762n2" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17427" sha1="g0sgfo366oz0ygs5ibajbwwu7q5mmtq" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?(&gt;7)|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also shapeshift  (apparently human forms only)|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17461" sha1="6etvscvchoc55592cmvahige20pc5nn" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also shapeshift  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17565" sha1="k07l2js4o14xf66zf0ep020wwbp0qsw" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher XIV]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also shapeshift  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17781" sha1="iwqal6ya89bevjfz3k1n8hn7anvn37f" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to shortcut by passing through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can teleport two objects of roughly equal mass.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also shapeshift  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="17908" sha1="6jsnan901e541unfgch5qbeql7zdjfc" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/bodies (including his own) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories, powers, and abilities from their originals, but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also shapeshift  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to be a cape who has powers relating to planning, information acquisition and, in some cases, narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, superhuman intelligence and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-   [ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="18290" sha1="eer9iab40v5ncprhhna4cumxb2p3ua3" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme strength and speed. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/bodies (including his own) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| General speed increase
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="18319" sha1="cmf0fucdyjso2tr8xl0hmo2nx9xs6bi" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Has regeneration and becomes progressively stronger and more durable as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Regeneration, every time he become stronger. Changes are permanent
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability, nullifies parahuman powers within a small radius of his own location.
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="18333" sha1="l7oy9885ve0ofirj757ckzpuud7s9t0" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="18336" sha1="em80obhvbl3jmybr26xr6bpji1r4gyb" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|}
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      <text bytes="18461" sha1="3x5s3760xiwyd4isxaoi6sytl17gson" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===Known Masters===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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      <text bytes="18472" sha1="9ndm19tejn8pktkrvchnxjpl0ls9r5r" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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      <text bytes="18482" sha1="scqs07biscumpbk8hucmc8a0kazqcso" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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      <text bytes="18482" sha1="lfw9lycufjsgmrluf67hsg432n20mpp" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects with a touch
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Kinetic energy absorption and redirection on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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      <text bytes="18565" sha1="6gi93tvzkimzl4mdkbwgsmvzcx5eo79" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80's the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express their apparent proficiency in that area.

The categories are:Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80s the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team.

The categories are: Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80s the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team.

The categories are: Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?|| 
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?|| 
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80s the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team.

The categories are: Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80s the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team.

The categories are: Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 80s the need of a power classification to be used by the Law, the Government and the Media have been clear.

Initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used now for all parahumans: Heroes, Villains, and [[Roges|Rogues]] alike.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of 12 categories and a number (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team.

The categories are: Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
Capes whose powers let them move great distances at a time. These category include flyers, teleporters and speedsters.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is. 
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
It's currently unknown what being a shaker entails. [[Vista]] and [[Labyrinth]]'s powers suggest it involves affecting their surroundings. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification. 

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

Generally those who had some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws applied to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

Those under the 'brute' label are unnaturally tough and strong.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects).

===&lt;nowiki/&gt;===
Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape  (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time.

Most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can’t.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?|| 
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with a ranged attack.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
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|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
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|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
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|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;as the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;/span&gt;

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
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|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
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|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
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|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
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|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker c&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;an affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;/span&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
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|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
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|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
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|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
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|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
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|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1;"&gt; the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.&lt;/span&gt;

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
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|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates &lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1;"&gt;enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;/span&gt;

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
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|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

Known Masters
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
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|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
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|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
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|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
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|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. &lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on specialty.  Specialty should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.&lt;/span&gt;

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
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[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
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|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;line-height:1.15;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.&lt;/span&gt;

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
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|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
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|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
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|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
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|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
No exact definition is known, but it is likely to include powers relating to perception, planning, information acquisition and/or narrow cognitive enhancement.

===Known Thinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
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|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
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|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
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|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==

Those who can change their shape to some extent.

===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==
Entails being able to change their powers based on specific circumstances, adapt their powers to different situations or act directly on the abilities of other parahumans whether to copy, borrow or nullify.

===Known Trumps===



{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
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|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
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|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
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|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
The term "Stranger" refers to parahumans whose abilities can be used for stealthy action and/or impact the mind to prevent a specific reaction.

===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}


[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, but not strength or durability, as per Brute.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==

=== Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances. ===
PRT squads are encouraged, with capes sidelined, barring all but the most threatening situations.  Ranged fire and distance is encouraged, with minimal contact and involvement, to preserve safety of involved capes.
===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Same as her sister
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, but not strength or durability, as per Brute.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==

=== Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances. ===

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|Trickster||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of telepathic variety or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|
[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, but not strength or durability, as per Brute.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal blades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|}

==Trump==

=== Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances. ===

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Shifter ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

=== Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances. ===

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 1
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 1, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Shifter ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Taylor was a Thinker 2, I'm pretty sure, backed up by her article.</comment>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
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|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
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|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: master 5, blaster 2, shifter 2, brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
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|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
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|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
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|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Shifter 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Shifter 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Shifter 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Shifter ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
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|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
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|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
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|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Mover ? || High speed flying suit
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|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
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|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
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|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
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! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the movie classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Ability to control beings. Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover h&lt;span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;a&lt;/span&gt;s the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump ?||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Trump ?||
Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Spitfire]]||Blaster ?|| Spews fluid from her mouth that ignites with air contact and can melt concrete
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identifed with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually betwen 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
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|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
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|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
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|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
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|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
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|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
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|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
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|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
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|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
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|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker ?|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the powers, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;6)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
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|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
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|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
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|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
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|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
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|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
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|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
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|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
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|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
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|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
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|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
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|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
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|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
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|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
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|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
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|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
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|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
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|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
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|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
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|[[Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
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|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
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|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
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|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
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|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
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|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
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|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
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|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
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|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
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|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
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|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
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|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
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|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
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|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
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|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
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|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
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|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
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|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
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|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
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|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
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|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
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|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
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|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
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|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
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|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Descriptionblades
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
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|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
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|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| When transformed is made out of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Glaistig Uaine
! scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
! scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Glaistig Uaine
! scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
! scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Glaistig Uaine
! scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
! scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | Glaistig Uaine
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
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|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
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|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
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|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 9-10?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker ?|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals his presence he (or she) is identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|[[Newter]]         ||Striker ?                    ||All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.                    
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Can create and control cloth contructs.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (aka the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master ?, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Thinker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers.
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, Trump 10+, Thinker ?Changer ?
Striker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. 
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+, Thinker ?Changer ?Striker ?
|Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers, along with their associated shard.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ?, 

Changer ?, 

Striker ?
|Can kill and extract passengers on contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+ 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? 

Striker ?
|Can ignore the effects of aging or change her age at will, apparently extending to immortality. Can grow wings, likely unknown abilities.
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+, Thinker ?Changer ?Striker ?
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life. 
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
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|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
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|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
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|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
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|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
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|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
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|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
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|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
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|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+,
Trump 10+,

Thinker ?Changer ?
Striker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. 
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
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|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
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|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
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|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
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|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
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|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
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|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
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|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
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|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
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|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
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|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
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|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
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|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
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|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
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|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
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|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
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|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
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|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
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|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
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|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
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|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
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|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
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|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
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|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
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|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,

Thinker ?Changer ?Striker ?
|Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers, along with their associated shard.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ?, 

Changer ?, 

Striker ?
|Can kill and extract passengers on contact.
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
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|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ?Changer ? 

Striker ?
|Can ignore the effects of aging or change her age at will, apparently extending to immortality. Can grow wings, likely unknown abilities.
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,

Thinker ?Changer ?Striker ?
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life. 
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? || Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. 
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers, along with their associated shard.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ?,  

Changer ?,  

Striker ?
|Can kill and extract passengers on contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ? Changer ?  

Striker ?
|Can ignore the effects of aging or change her age at will, apparently extending to immortality. Can grow wings, likely unknown abilities.
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life. 
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. 
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers, along with their associated shard.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ?,  

Changer ?,  

Striker ?
|Can kill and extract passengers on contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ? Changer ?  

Striker ?
|Can ignore the effects of aging or change her age at will, apparently extending to immortality. Can grow wings, likely unknown abilities.
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life. 
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
| scope="col" | [[Glaistig Uaine]]
| scope="col" | Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
| scope="col" | Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers. 
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and  enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Thinker power lets her sense nearby parahumans and their powers, along with their associated shard.
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ?,  

Changer ?,  

Striker ?
|Can kill and extract passengers on contact.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,  
Trump 10+,  

Thinker ? Changer ?  

Striker ?
|Can ignore the effects of aging or change her age at will, apparently extending to immortality. Can grow wings, likely unknown abilities.
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, 
Trump 10+, 

Thinker ? Changer ? Striker ?
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life. 
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker Run|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
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|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
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|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
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! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Trump BULLS**T||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||
||Trump BULLS**T||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Trump BULLS**T||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||BULLS**T||
Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can gain powers (2-3 major ranked powers i.e. flying, aerokinetics, etc. or 4-5 minor ranked powers at once) to use. Must 'charge' those powers in order to use them to their full potential and has a refractory period when he switches powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  BULLSH*T
WILDBOW PLZ NERF
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can use three different powers at a time.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
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! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
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|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
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|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
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|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
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|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
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|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
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|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
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|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
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|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
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|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
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|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
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|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
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|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
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|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
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|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
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|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  BULLSH*T
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can control a human's nervous system for hours at a time.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need of a power classification to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification is used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is those who have some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity.
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control other's emotion through a city-wide range. 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, able to interact with the world and use their powers.
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives.
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Many Tinker devices cannot be maintained or used safely by anyone except the Tinker in question.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization/Improved efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that builds other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, Biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology/medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of original Triumvirate.Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if he made it already
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as her mother With more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Can create and control fire
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as his mother with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning.
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (Blood Vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the steps needed to accomplish any task.
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact.  Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. Cannot create lesser accelerations.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, dulls normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}


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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed.
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

Known Strikers
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}
==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
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! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within an area of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
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|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Breaker==

A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
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|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
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|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
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|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
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|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
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|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
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|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
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|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
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|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
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|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
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|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
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|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
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|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
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|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
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|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
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|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
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|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
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|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
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|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
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|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
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|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
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|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
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|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
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|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
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|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
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|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
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|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
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|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
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|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
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|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
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|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
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|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
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|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
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|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
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|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
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|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
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|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
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|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
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|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
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|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
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|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker, Thinker ?|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ? 
Master ? 
|| Teleportation with a clone left behind
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Flight
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight, Laser blasts from hands, Non-limited 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker 12|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview [[Category:Worm]] Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]</text>
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.  A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them.

===Known Tinkers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref name="cast"&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;/ref name="12.6"&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref name="18.5"&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;/ref name="18.5"&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
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|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
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|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
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|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
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|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
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|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
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|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
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|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
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|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
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|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
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|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
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|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
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|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
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|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
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|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
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|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
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|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
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|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
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|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
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|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
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|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
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|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
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|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
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|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
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|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
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|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
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|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref name="1.6"&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
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|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref name="cast"&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;/ref name="12.6"&gt;
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|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
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|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref name="18.5"&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;/ref name="18.5"&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
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|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
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|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
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|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
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|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
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|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
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|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
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|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
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|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
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|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
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|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
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|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
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|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
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|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
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|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
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|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
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|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
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|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

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! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
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|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
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! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
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|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
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|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 || Flight 
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|[[Bambina]]|| Mover 4, Shaker 4 || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
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|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Absorbs energy (electromagnetic? Visible light, definitely. not sure about the rest). Releases that energy through Flight, Laser blasts
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility allows her to take shortcuts through walls, floors and ceilings
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker ?, Mover ?|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1||Can transform into a ball of hard light
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master 3, Stranger 3|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview  Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid light 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview  Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid light 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid light 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview  Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid light 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview  Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

===Known Movers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid light 
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
|| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

===Known Shakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
|| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

===Known Brutes===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

===Known Breakers===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

=== Known Masters ===
{| cellpadding="4" border="1"
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+, 
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless. 

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible. 

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

===Known Tinkers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

===Known Blasters===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight. 

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

=== Known Thinkers ===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

===Known Strikers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.
===Known Changers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal 
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

===Known Trumps===

{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? 
Trump ?
||
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.
===Known Strangers===
{| border="1" cellpadding="4"
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview  Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover''', '''Shaker''', '''Brute''', '''Breaker''', '''Master''', '''Tinker''', '''Blaster''', '''Thinker''',''' Striker''', '''Changer''', '''Trump''' and '''Stranger'''.

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]], [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], [[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], [[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump ]]and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

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|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]], [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], [[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], [[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
Mover, Shaker,
   Brute and Breaker.
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster and Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

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|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

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|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]] ||Shaker ?,
Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12|| Can completely change her surroundings at will
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? |Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute ?||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute
Changer

Blaster
| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Made of metal
|}

== Breaker ==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9, Changer?|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master-Shaker 6|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

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|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6|| Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[ Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute ?, Changer ?|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Fires crossbow bolts that break the laws of physics
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that can bend and split
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on shields
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name ="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1"/&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name ="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|Bauble
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Big Rig
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|Cask
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|Clay
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|Cranial
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Dodge
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|Glace
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|Lab Rat
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|Pyrotechnical
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|Saint
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|String Theory
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|Toy Soldier
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Mover/Shaker? (among other things)|| Explosive teleportation
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Brute ? Trump ?|| Multiple instances of super-strength inherited from Butchers I, III, VI, IX, XI and XIII; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker ?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unnaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Master ?, Changer ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape (apparently human forms only) and are slightly tougher than normal.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker ?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, ranged x-ray vision calibrated for circulatory systems (blood vision)
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9|| Creates and projects a single solid image she controls from a remote distance that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Night]] ||Changer ?|| When unobserved, turns into a powerful inhuman creature
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer ?, Master ?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3 || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3 and Shaker 3|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||Striker 5, Changer 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name==19.7&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=9.1&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9 || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker || created superheated "lasers" between two objects&lt;ref name=30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

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|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

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|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+
Trump 10+
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, villain or rogue.

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, to low, to high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all togather.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, to low, to high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programs / AI
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Miniaturization, efficiency
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Bombs
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Building drones that build other things&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Plants, biology
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?, Trump ?||Human biology, medicine
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large constructions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
sound detection and manipulation
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, able to perform literally hundreds of thousands of complex tasks with bugs simultaneously; Superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration.
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later copies other powers in a weaker form.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to any parahuman but herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim eventually regains them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" through becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits an colorless odorless poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, Explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death,
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Glows, flies
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Lower weight allows her to jump great distances, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can cause any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight to switch places. The less similar in shape/mass/volume they are, the harder and slower the teleport is.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are smaller
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers let them control others or create minions (be they humans, parahumans, animals or specific objects). Can range from ability to control simple insects all the way up to superhuman/projections. Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that apparently grows stronger by feeding on lives
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human forms)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis, with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements intially, but can, given enough time, gain complete motor control over a person.
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance by a Tinker, which is why they haven't become more common in society, and many can only be maintained and used safely by the Tinker who originally made them. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large constructions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Used to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomes biomes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning the various parts of his body into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create a clone of  a living creature that she has contact with. As long as she is in contact, she can create endless clones. The clones retain all memories from the originals and similar if not identical variations on their powers but are evil and often protect Echidna.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|-
|ictor
|hinker ?
|kill theif able to gain the skills of others to gain the ability to for ecxample be a veteran ,martial sartist , hacker, etc
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates and a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Armsmaster]]/ Defiant
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;
|Hyper efficient miniturization and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]
|Tinker ?
|Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]
|Tinker 5, Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2
|Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]
|Shaker 4, Tinker 1, Striker 1
|Creates a spray of liquid forcefield that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]
|Tinker ?
|Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]
|Tinker ?
|Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]
|Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Sting 26.3]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Cryogenics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]
|Tinker ?
|Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]] ||Tinker 4&lt;ref name = "9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/agitation-3-3/ Agitation 3.3]&lt;/ref&gt; ||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various bod yparts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]
|Tinker ?
|A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]
|Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3|| Modified Vehicles
|-
|[[String Theory]]
|Tinker ?
|Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]
|Tinker ?
|A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Same as Fenja
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

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==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to seperate breaker states.
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.  While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to seperate breaker states.
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has somethin on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover 4 || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?, Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]|| Mover ?, Blaster ?, Breaker ? || Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Rosary]] ||Mover ?, Shaker ?|| Minor telekinesis
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3, Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.  May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects. Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker ?, Striker ?,
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, and Shaker 3||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster, Mover and Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
A breaker is one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them. This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners. They typically have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.  Appends other powers, but only in this state.  Can also include general altered states.

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to seperate breaker states.
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?, Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects). Varies from area (touch to long distance), number of beings affected (one being to nearly infinite), simple commands to absolute control and across a spectrum of time lengths and programming (short durations vs. indefinitely or programmed commands). Can be of pseudo-telepathic variety (there are no true telepaths except for the [[Simurgh]]) or require voice commands. The PRT typically designates Masters as the second-highest threat in any situation.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master 5, Striker 5|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+,
Trump 10+,
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master ? (&gt;7)|| Creates life (non-human creations)
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6, Shaker ?|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master ? (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 8, Thinker 2
|Absolute control of arthropods within a radius of about a quarter kilometer.
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''

Covers anyone with powers that give them an advanced grasp of science. Lets them make technology years ahead of its time&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-06/ Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt;. They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.

Most tinkers have a speciality, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t. A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on speciality. Speciality should be appended to the classification in every case possible.

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==

A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form.  Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades.  Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.

Response varies greatly depending on the nature of the blaster.  At low levels, cover is highly recommended.  At higher levels, movement is a higher priority, and cover should be assumed to be useless.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?||Pyrokinetic
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues weapons (crossbow bolts preferred) with effect that ignores all physical resistance.
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Blaster ?, Mover ?|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.

Thinker capes, all numbers assumed to be equal, take the highest priority in engagements. A frequent drawback for Thinker's is that overuse of their abilities lead to severe migraines. &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker ?|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover ?, Brute ?&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 10+|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker ?|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker ?|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Thinker 2, Master 8|| Superhuman multitasking, extremely precise control of bugs; superhuman awareness of environment through sensory information received from bugs; Administration (?).
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker ?||
Instant mastery of any one learnable skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker ?, Mover ?, Striker ?||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==

A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal.  Melee range, including strength only without any durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.

The striker classification could include certain Breaker effects as they were applied to things other than the cape themselves, but not always. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, those who had certain kinds of superstrength that weren’t accompanied by durability and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker ?, Blaster ?|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies.  Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==

Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others. Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master/Trump 12+&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Can manifest up to three 'spirits' or 'warriors' at a time of capes she's killed or has seen die, each with the same power in death as they had in life.
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant powers from a limited pool to other parahumans aside from herself.
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?
Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration.  Ability in question might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.

PRT response includes full ‘eyes on’ is SOP where possible.  Other safeguards include indiscriminate fire and high priority targeting.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 8|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==

Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans, but their powers yet to be clearly classified.
If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer.2FShifter|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master ?, Brute ?, Striker ?|| Can create controllable clones of  living creatures for duration of physical contact. Clones retain all memories from the originals with similar if not identical variations on their powers.
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref 27.4&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/King King]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer/Shifter==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change into a body composed of loose matter such as dirt
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster ?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Accelerates objects to supersonic speeds with a touch. The speed is set and he cannot alter it.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker ?|| Can cut through any non-living material with a touch.
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker ?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker ?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker ?, Mover ?, Thinker ?||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)|| Creates a single solid image that can have powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

{{Reflist}}
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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects, slowing time, freezing an area, and the disruption of nervous systems, etc.
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker ?
|Glassworking and glassworking tools&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker ?||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||Greatest Tinker to ever exist, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ?||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker ?|| Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker ?||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10?||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10{{cite}}||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files.&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10{{cite}}||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;/ref name="R1"&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10{{cite}}||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

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[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10{{cite}}||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]|Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (sub: Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2)||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2, Mover 3||Modified out sized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker 10{{cite}}||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker ?||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinsplip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

It is likely that Shifter referred to Changer/Stranger capes whose power involved changing physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get, and this is why the Changer category is sometimes referred to as Shifter.&lt;ref&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGER - draft for Weaver Dice 2nd Ed.]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shifters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Shifter 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Shifter 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|}

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]] would have been an example of a Shifter.&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

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|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]] would have been an example of a Shifter.&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]] would have been an example of a Shifter.&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.





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==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
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[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name= 27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-16-monarch/16-x-donation-bonus-2/ Interlude 16.x]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-x-interlude/ Cockroaches 28.x]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Crushed 24.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"/&gt;||
Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12.5"&gt;[[Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I20"&gt;[[Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I24"&gt;[[Interlude 24]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|Coil||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]] ||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|[[Appraiser]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Eleventh Hour]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5" /&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||
Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape

! scope="col" | Classification

! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ?
Trump ?
|
Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?||
Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||  Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?||
Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.y"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]|| Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to others (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?
|Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Hyper efficient miniturization, and combination of existing technology
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [[ https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454|Spacebattles comment by wildbow]]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|-
|[[Victor]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?|| Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Dragon]]||Tinker? Thinker?||Understanding of other Tinkers' work
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|[[Masamune]]||Tinker || Mass-reproduction of others' tech
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;Dragon is a thinker who co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 wildbow reddit comment]&lt;/ref&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;TL;DR is that tinkers can't pass on tips to humanity.  Even Masamune, even Dragon. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/49zwhs/new_version_of_weaver_dice/d19gb7b?context=3 wildbow reddit comment.]&lt;/ref&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;I can say that it matches up with the trend that people who trigger in 
circumstances where powered individuals are present or involved get 
powers that often relate to powers; trump powers - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 reddit wildbow comment]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;
|Mass-reproduction.
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Lightstar]]||Blaster ?|| Slow moving projectiles that he detonates at will
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;Dragon is a thinker who co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 wildbow reddit comment]&lt;/ref&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;TL;DR is that tinkers can't pass on tips to humanity.  Even Masamune, even Dragon. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/49zwhs/new_version_of_weaver_dice/d19gb7b?context=3 wildbow reddit comment.]&lt;/ref&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;I can say that it matches up with the trend that people who trigger in 
circumstances where powered individuals are present or involved get 
powers that often relate to powers; trump powers - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 reddit wildbow comment]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;
|Mass-reproduction.
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
Stranger powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strangers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2" /&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Custodian]]
|Breaker ?, Mover ?, Shaker ?, Stranger ?
|Made of air, invisible and almost completely incorporeal. Can create several temporary duplicates.
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into mist that causes damage upon inhalation
|-
|[[Imp]]||Stranger 5&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fades out of awareness and memory while her power is active
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Ability to muffle sound, slow "teleportation" via becoming sound.
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Miasma]]|| Stranger, Shaker?|| Invisible, inaudible and emits a colorless, odorless, poison gas
|-
|[[The Slaughterhouse Nine|Nice Guy]]|| Stranger|| Becomes barely noticeable and cannot be perceived as harmful by anyone within range of his power and perception.
|-
|[[Othello]]|| Stranger&lt;ref name="21.1"/&gt; || Has a mirror-self that travels in a parallel dimension yet retains the ability to perceive and act upon this one
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, and Mover 1|| Transforms into a lightweight largely-intangible "shadow form"
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;Dragon is a thinker who co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 wildbow reddit comment]&lt;/ref&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;TL;DR is that tinkers can't pass on tips to humanity.  Even Masamune, even Dragon. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/49zwhs/new_version_of_weaver_dice/d19gb7b?context=3 wildbow reddit comment.]&lt;/ref&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;I can say that it matches up with the trend that people who trigger in 
circumstances where powered individuals are present or involved get 
powers that often relate to powers; trump powers - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 reddit wildbow comment]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;
|Mass-reproduction.
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Sandbox:Stranger|Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt; 

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;Dragon is a thinker who co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 wildbow reddit comment]&lt;/ref&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;TL;DR is that tinkers can't pass on tips to humanity.  Even Masamune, even Dragon. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/49zwhs/new_version_of_weaver_dice/d19gb7b?context=3 wildbow reddit comment.]&lt;/ref&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;I can say that it matches up with the trend that people who trigger in 
circumstances where powered individuals are present or involved get 
powers that often relate to powers; trump powers - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 reddit wildbow comment]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;
|Mass-reproduction.
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfered with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers could work around this.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Thinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Accord]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.1"&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="20.y"/&gt;|| Superhuman problem-solving, intellect scales with the complexity of the problem
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Thinker 6, Mover, Brute &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Perfect memory, heightened cognitive speed and planning
|-
|Appraiser||Thinker&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Rates" situations using colors and textures
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Senses danger from the associates of those around her
|-
|[[Chevalier]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="24.x"&gt;[[Crushed 24.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; Striker{{cite}}||senses properties and sees phantom images of objects he targets, sees illusions surrounding parahumans
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker&lt;ref name="21.6"&gt; [[Imago 21.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Coil]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;||Views visions of worlds where he made different decisions, can choose between them
|-
|[[Contessa]]|| Thinker 12+&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can instantly determine the exact steps needed to accomplish any task and perform them accurately
|-
|[[Dinah]]||Thinker&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;|| Can calculate the probability of any event to an exacting degree and express it as a percentage
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|Eleventh Hour||Thinker,&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt; Brute, Master, Trump{{cite}}|| Provides numerical threat ratings
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||"Smells" parahumans
|-
|[[Hunch]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="18.4"/&gt;||Provides very vague info
|-
|[[Kismet]]||[[Thinker]]&lt;ref name="24.3"&gt; [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Unknown
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker, Stranger, Mover&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Sound detection and manipulation, teleportation via sound waves
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, so effects resemble luck
|-
|[[Skitter]]||Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Tattletale]]||Thinker 7&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="15.6"&gt;[[Colony 15.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can obtain information by making connections, essentially making superlatively good guesses that build on each other. (Intuition)
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Architecture and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Uber]]||Thinker{{cite}}||Mastery of any one skill as long as he concentrates on it.
|-
|[[Watch]]||Thinker, Mover, Striker{{cite}}||Short-duration 360-degree X-ray vision uninhibited by shadows, walls or skin
|}

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br /&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
''Full Article: [[Tinker]]''
They can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most Tinker devices require regular maintenance and can be controlled only by a Tinker (often the original creator), often prohibiting their creations from entering common use by society. It's usually impossible for a non-tinker to copy the process of creating tinkertech without [[shard]] guidance.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- "I turn others into lesser Thinkers, into Tinkers." - Teacher --&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Tinkers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Andrew Richter]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="I10.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/interlude-10-5-bonus/ Interlude 10.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Computer programming and AI development
|-
|[[Bakuda]]||Tinker 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;|| Explosives, ranging from standard ordinance to weapons that can have parahuman-like effects
|-
|[[Bauble]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/cell-22-2/ Cell 22.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Glassworking and glassworking tools
|-
|[[Big Rig]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||Designing drones that fabricate large construction machinery
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 19.y - Blasto]&lt;/ref&gt;||Botany, with a focus on hybridization with animal life and cloning
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]||Tinker ?||Human anatomy and modification
|-
|[[Cask]]||Tinker 5 (Blaster 1, Brute 2, Master 1, Trump 2){{cite}}||Produces chemical mixtures with a range of healing, transformative, deleterious and physical/mental altering qualities. Limited amounts at a time restricted by available space.
|-
|[[Chariot]]||Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;||Devices that help with mobility and/or rapid transit
|-
|[[Clay]]||Shaker 4 (Tinker 1, Striker 1)||Creates a spray of liquid force-field that quickly hardens and can be formed into rough shapes.
|-
|[[Colin Wallis]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast page]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;||Efficiency, hybrid, and minimized technology.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Defiant has the 'tinker up efficiency/hybrid/minimized technology' skill tree. Stinger has the 'missile' skill tree. Tecton has the 'Seismic and Architecture' skill trees. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/bobtheninja-reacts-to-worm-the-final-countdown-interlude-26-no-freaking-spoilers.291825/page-95#post-13876454 Spacebattles comment by wildbow]
&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Cranial]]||Tinker ?||Neurology&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dodge]]||Tinker ?||Pocket dimensions&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;Dragon is a thinker who co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 wildbow reddit comment]&lt;/ref&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;TL;DR is that tinkers can't pass on tips to humanity.  Even Masamune, even Dragon. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/49zwhs/new_version_of_weaver_dice/d19gb7b?context=3 wildbow reddit comment.]&lt;/ref&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;I can say that it matches up with the trend that people who trigger in 
circumstances where powered individuals are present or involved get 
powers that often relate to powers; trump powers - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3llju8/itt_your_hindsight_realizations._spoilers_obviously/cv800oz?context=3 reddit wildbow comment]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;
|-
|[[Glace]]||Tinker ?&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ice based effects including Cryogenics, Cryonics and stasis&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;
|-
|[[Hero]]||Tinker ?||First Tinker, part of the original Triumvirate. Power believed to be manipulating and enhancing wavelengths and frequencies.
|-
|[[Kid Win]]||Tinker 4&lt;ref name ="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name ="3.3"&gt;[[Agitation 3.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Modular equipment
|-
|[[Lab Rat]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"/&gt; ||Specializes in tinker drugs that turn subjects into monsters while storing their original state for when the transformation ends.
|-
|[[Leet]]||Tinker 2{{cite}}|| Can create anything, but rate of failure increases if the object is too similar or identical to one he's created before
|-
|[[Mannequin]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="12.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/14/plague-12-6/ Plague 12.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||Formerly [[wikipedia:Biomes|biome]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming terraforming] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystems ecosystems]. Currently used for body modifications, turning various body parts into self-contained systems.&lt;ref name="12.6"/&gt;
|-
|[[Masamune]]
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;
|Mass-reproduction.
|-
|[[Ogun]]||Tinker/Shaker|| Shaker ability 'upgrades' existing technology into physics breaking science fiction technology&lt;ref name="WDH"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Mj6LykIKPlkaMg3uDbjBKHEkBJVNvX8bH7RRp-IFes/edit#heading=h.av8dz55g63ow Wildbow's Weaver Dice: Helena document]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Pyrotechnical]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2"/&gt;||A tinker focusing on flame manipulation, special effects, guns.
|-
|[[Saint]]||Tinker 0&lt;ref name="28.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/cockroaches-28-2/ Cockroaches 28.2]&lt;/ref&gt;||Use of Dragon's tech
|-
|[[Squealer]]||Tinker 2 (Mover 3)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;||Modified outsized vehicles with numerous differing effects
|-
|Stinger
|Tinker&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|Missile technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[String Theory]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Tinker favoring macro-scale doomsday devices, created objects had timers built in from start of creation process, with catastrophic misfires if interrupted.
|-
|[[Tecton]]||Tinker (Shaker)&lt;ref name="24.1"&gt;[[Crushed 24.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Architecture, seimic technology&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and geology sense&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;
|-
|[[Toy Soldier]]||Tinker&lt;ref name="22.2" /&gt;||A powersuit user with a suit the size of a small building.
|}

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A Brute classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down. While the execution may remain fairly stable, the source of this power can vary.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref name="RPG1"&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wildbow on Rpg.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Brutes
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Aegis]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Redundant body and has a never ending supply of adrenaline
|-
|[[Alexandria]]||Brute ?, Mover ?, Thinker 6&lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Super strength and invulnerability
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Crawler]]||Brute&lt;ref name="I12"&gt;[[Interlude 12]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Extremely rapid regeneration; adapts to any injury with permanent physical changes that render him increasingly resistant and increasingly monstrous
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Strength, healing factor at near-Endbringer levels. Near-normal durability.
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]||Brute ?, Mover ?|| Super strong with a forcefield constantly surrounding her
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Brute, Trump ||Superhuman strength and durability
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Surrounds himself with shifting armor of metal blades
|-
|[[King]]||Brute, Striker ?|| Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name ="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Regeneration. Becomes progressively bigger, stronger and faster-healing as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Made of metal
|}

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br /&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Number Man]]|| Thinker|| Complete mastery of numbers and probabilities.
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|-
|Victor
|Thinker ?
|Temporarily copies others' learned skills, while they lose them. If held long enough, the skills become permanent to him, though the victim may eventually regain them as well.
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Breaker==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; This is frequently a side effect of powers to prevent them from harming their owners.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Breakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Ash Beast]]||Breaker ?|| Keeps his body in good physical condition. Described as "matter to energy and energy to matter".
|-
|[[Fenja]]&amp;&lt;br /&gt;[[Menja]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt; ?|| Warps space so she is simultaneously bigger and attacks against her are weaker, increased durability and strength while larger
|-
|[[Grumman]]||Breaker&lt;ref name="SBx"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/13830092 Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can toggle between to separate breaker states.
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}||Light form that absorbs energy to heal, with reduced mental activity
|-
|[[Night]] ||Breaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Becomes an inhuman monster when out of sight
|-
|[[Scion]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="9.2"/&gt; Unknown others||
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3 (Stranger 2, Mover 1)&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Transforms into a shadow state
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?, Breaker ?|| Is accelerated in relation to the world, but proportionally loses his ability to affect it
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|}

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Breaker==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
Can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely, or has powers that interact solely with the powers of others.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It covers capes who can either acquire new powers on the fly, have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized or they nullify powers.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Some trumps could boost powers.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt; Can have different powers or effects based on circumstances.{{cite}}

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Trumps
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Bonesaw]]|| Tinker ? Trump ?|| Biological/medical tinker. Trump rating for her ability to alter, suppress, and combine powers in her patients with varying degrees of success.
|-
|[[Citrine]]|| Shaker ? Trump ?|| Can attune the laws of physics within a given area to arbitrary specifications. Given enough time, can thus dictate which parahuman powers will and will not work within her demesne.
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Dragon]]
|Thinker&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;, Tinker&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt;, Trump&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;
|Co-opts and draws inspiration from other tinkers' work.
|-
|[[Eidolon]]||Trump 12||Can manifest virtually any power, but has only a limited degree of control over what it's going to be, has to wait for newly picked ones to power up to their full strength and can only manifest up to about three major powers or four minor ones at a time
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Ability to "tune" her own defenses, similar to [[Scion]]
|-
|[[Grue]]||Shaker ?, Stranger ?, Trump ?|| Creates an area of darkness that inhibits breaker type abilities, disables normal senses, blocks radiation and later the ability to copy powers of others in a weaker form while the latter are in his darkness.
|-
|[[Hatchet Face]]||Trump ? Brute ?|| Can nullify the powers of other parahumans at short range. Is not immune to long-range powers (i.e. he affects the parahumans, not the effects)
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Othala]]||Trump ?||Can grant a variety of powers to one person at a time (not herself)
|-
|[[The Clairvoyant]]||Trump ?, Thinker ?||Can grant the ability to perceive everything within the Earth's atmosphere, which even extends through dimensional portals. The person has to keep touching the Clairvoyant to hold onto the power and losing it is very unpleasant and confusing.
|}

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Mover==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==Shaker==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==Brute==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Breaker==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Master==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==Tinker==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Blaster==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==Thinker==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Striker==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==Changer==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==Trump==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Stranger==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield. May include gas, explosions, forcefields, and ambient or radiated effects.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Most wide-area-effect, forcefield and spacetime manipulation powers fall under the Shaker classification.{{cite}}

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Shakers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Annex]] ||Shaker ?, Breaker ?&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;|| "Enters" surfaces and permanently distorts them
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Barrow]] ||Shaker &lt;ref name="21.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/25/imago-21-7/ Imago 21.7]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Similar to [[Labyrinth]], but cannot leave effected area.
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Creates poorly controlled storms of unevenly altered gravity, time and space
|-
|[[Golem]] ||Shaker, Striker{{cite}}
| Inserts appendages into surfaces of a given material, corresponding replicas emerge from other surfaces of the same material with their speed of emergence inversely proportional to chosen size.
|-
|[[Labyrinth]] ||Shaker 12&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-07/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can exchange her surroundings for alternate dimensions
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||
Forcefield bubble and shaped forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Blaster, Mover, Shaker&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;||As [[Lady Photon]], weaker forcefields
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Shatterbird]]
|Shaker?
|Large scale manipulation of silicon, allowing her to telekinetically control every piece of glass in a city.
|-
|[[Shielder]]|| Blaster 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Mover, Shaker||As [[Lady Photon]], stronger forcefields
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|-
|[[Skidmark]]|| Shaker 2&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a layer of effect on flat surfaces that create a push towards one direction and corresponding resistance towards the other. Can be stacked repeatedly on the same spot(s) for increased intensity/magnitude of effect.
|-
|[[Tecton]] ||Tinker ? (Shaker ?)&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;, Thinker ?&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Architecture Tinker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;.
|-
|[[Topsy]]|| Shaker || Alters the direction but not magnitude of gravitational pull over a wide area
|-
|[[Vista]]|| Shaker 9&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; || Can bend, stretch, or compress space
|-
|[[Wanton]] ||Shaker&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt;, Breaker,&lt;ref name="24.1"/&gt; Stranger&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;|| Transforms into a telekinetic whirlwind
|-
|[[Winter]]|| Shaker || Wide area effect that sapped heat from the environment, kinetic energy from moving objects and volition from biological life forms
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || telekinetic with an emphasis on small objects
|-
|Unnamed|| Shaker &lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;|| created superheated "lasers" between two objects
|}

==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Master|ster]]==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Blaster]]==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Master|ster]]==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Blaster]]==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Blaster]]==
A cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. Can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Blasters
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Allfather]]||Blaster ?&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created mid-air portals from which to launch volleys of weapons
|-
|[[Arbiter]]||Thinker, Blaster (low), Shaker (low)&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[[Drone 23.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Unknown
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Codex]]||Blaster/Thinker{{cite}}||"steals" intelligence
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster{{cite}}||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| enhanced aim, imbues weapons so they penetrate anything
|-
|[[Geomancer]]||Blaster &lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Created streams of rubble
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Lance lengthens, applies elemental power
|-
|[[Lady Photon]] ||Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires hard light blasts
|-
|[[Laserdream]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with more emphasis on offense
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; Blaster ?, Mover ?{{cite}}|| Shoots beams of light that he can bend and split, with variable effects of his choice, e.g. freezing
|-
|[[Lightstar]]
|Blaster&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lightstar?oldid=4200 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|Creates slow moving projectiles (around half the speed of a thrown basketball) that he could detonate concussively at will.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;
|-
|[[Lung]] ||Brute 4-9, Blaster 2-6 &lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Pyrokinetic. Becomes progressively more powerful as the fight goes on
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Fires beams of light
|-
|[[Scrub]]||Blaster 8+&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Uncontrolled "matter-annihilation" bursts in his immediate vicinity
|-
|[[Shielder]]||Blaster ?, Mover 3, and Shaker ?|| Same as Lady Photon with weaker blasts, more focus on shields.
|-
|[[Starlet]]||Blaster/Shaker 4&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| "Darts" of light which explode, then implode.
|}

==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Considered a "mental" power, and tends to arise from psychological stress rather than violence.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Masters
|-
!Cape
!Classification
!Power description
|-
|[[August Prince]]|| Master/Stranger 3&lt;ref name="23.2"/&gt;|| Cannot be deliberately harmed by anyone within range of his power
|-
|[[Bitch]] ||Master&lt;ref name="I15"/&gt;|| Transforms dogs and wolves into strong monsters the size of vans, brain altered so she can naturally understand and communicate with dogs instead of with humans
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Canary]] ||Master 8&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="28.2"/&gt;|| Voice lets her command humans
|-
|[[Cherie Vasil|Cherish]] ||Master ?|| Emotional control. Can sense and control others' emotions on a city-wide range 
|-
|[[Crusader]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates ghostly replicas of himself
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||Clones living creatures for duration of physical contact. Copies are hostile, retain memories, possess similar variations on powers.
|-
|[[Edict]]||Master (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Felix Swoop]]||Master/Blaster||Controls birds, grants them fire powers
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master 10+, Trump 10+,{{cite}}
|Can claim the powers of recently killed parahumans, then summon up to three "spirits" under her command, that are able to interact with the world and allow her to use their powers
|-
|[[Goddess]]||Trump, Master, unknown others&lt;ref name="30.4"&gt;[[Speck 30.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Similar to [[Canary]]'s power, but presence-based rather than voice-based
|-
|[[Heartbreaker]] ||Master ?|| Emotional manipulation with potentially permanent effects
|-
|[[Mockshow]] ||Master/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Animates inanimate objects into rhino-like constructs under her control.
|-
|[[Moord Nag]] ||Master ?|| Controls a giant shadow-monster that grows stronger by feeding on living things
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Master&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16x (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;7){{cite}}|| Creates life, creations can reproduce and/or have other capabilities
|-
|[[Parian]] ||Master 6&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt;|| Telekinesis with a cloth specialization. Uses powers to animate cloth minions.
|-
|[[Prism]] ||Master ? Brute?|| Creates duplicates of herself that can be condensed back into one, giving the remaining one (the original) a temporary surge of superhuman strength and speed
|-
|[[Regent]]||Master&lt;ref name="I15"&gt;[[Interlude 15]]&lt;/ref&gt; (&gt;8)|| Can manipulate nervous systems. Limited to humans. Only minor movements initially, but with time may gain complete motor control over a victim
|-
|[[Skitter]]
|Master 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker 1&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; (initial), Master 8, Thinker 1&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (later)|| Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance
|-
|[[Teacher]] ||Master? Trump? || Bestows tinker and thinker talents on chosen volunteers at the expense of their free will.
|}

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but should not be assumed to be harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Movers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"&gt;[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Wildbow's Parahuman List]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Acid manipulation: can turn into, sling, and move as acid
|-
|[[Aegis]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;  Brute ? || Flight, Extreme personal Biokinesis
|-
|[[Alexandria]]|| Mover ?, Brute ?, Thinker 6 &lt;ref name="14.y"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-14-prey/14-y-bonus-interlude/ 14.y - Interlude: Alexandria]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Extremely rapid flight, super strength, increased durability
|-
|[[Bambina]]|| Mover/Shaker 6&lt;ref name="23.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-23-drone/23-02/ Drone 23.2]&lt;/ref&gt; || Ricochets off hard surfaces at will, creating explosions at each point of contact. Can protect teammates from her own power.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ? || Extreme pyrokinesis, Teleportation through open flames
|-
|[[Chariot]]|| Tinker/Mover?&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| High speed flying suit
|-
|[[Damsel of Distress]] ||Shaker ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="16.x"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 2)|Interlude 16.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Gravity blasts, high recoil
|-
|[[Glory Girl]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Brute ? || Flight, some invincibility, super strength, aura of awe (allies)/terror (enemies)
|-
|[[Jouster]]|| Trump?||variable power effects
|-
|[[Lady Photon]]|| Blaster 4, Mover 3, Shaker 3&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Lady_Photon?oldid=4171 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; || Flight, light blasts, forcefields
|-
|[[Laserdream]]|| Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ? || Flight, light blasts, forcefields (light blasts are stronger than Lady Photon's, while forcefields are weaker)
|-
|[[Legend]]||Breaker ?,&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Blaster ?{{cite}}|| Flight. Capable of attaining relativistic speeds when traveling in a straight line at the expense of conscious thought.
|-
|[[Leonid]]||Thinker ?, Stranger ?, Mover ?&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt;||
Slow teleportation/phasing by becoming sound.
|-
|[[Oni Lee]]|| Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
| Duplication/Teleportation; teleports, duplicates are left behind, disintegrating in moments.
|-
|[[Purity]] ||Blaster 8, Mover 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Flight, absorb and emit light, fires destructive beams of light
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]|| Breaker 3, Stranger 2, Mover 1&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow in Scourge 19.5]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Shadow state, intangibility.
|-
|[[Shielder]] ||Mover 3,&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; Blaster ?, Shaker ?|| Flight, same as Lady Photon, though with better forcefields
|-
|[[Squealer]] ||Tinker 2, Mover 3&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;|| Modified vehicles
|-
|[[Strider]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Mass teleportation
|-
|[[Trickster]]||Mover ?&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;|| Teleportation. Can swap the locations of any two objects/people (including himself) within line-of-sight. The less similar in shape/mass/volume of the objects, the more difficult and slower the teleport.
|-
|[[Velocity]]||Mover ?,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; Breaker ?|| Superhuman speed inversely proportional to strength
|}

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ShakerList}}
==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BruteList}}
==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BreakerList}}
==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;{{MasterList}}
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{TinkerList}}
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BlasterList}}
==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ThinkerList}}
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

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|+Known Strikers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Assault]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"/&gt;||Absorption and redirection of kinetic energy, momentum and inertia on physical contact.
|-
|[[Black Kaze]]|| Mover/Striker ?&lt;ref name="list"/&gt; || Teleport/speedster hybrid, telefragged anyone in-between departure and arrival
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Able to deal powerful strikes that can shear through steel
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can freeze anything he touches in time; no control over duration of effect
|-
|[[Dauntless]]||Trump ?/Striker (?, low)&lt;ref name="PM1" /&gt;||  Can slowly "charge" objects with different powers
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/02/queen-18-5/ Queen 18.5]&lt;/ref&gt;||Copies parahumans she touches
|-
|[[Flechette]] ||Striker, Blaster (low)&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;|| Imbues objects with breaker-like effects
|-
|[[Grace]]||Striker, unknown others&lt;ref name="18.5"/&gt;||Selective invulnerability &amp; enhanced impacts for body parts
|-
|[[Jouster]]||Blaster/Striker,&lt;ref name="23.1"&gt;[[Drone 23.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Mover,&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;||Bursts of superspeed
|-
|[[Licit]]||Striker (low)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Creates forcefields
|-
|[[Madcap]]||Striker 7&lt;ref name="I12½"&gt;[[Interlude 12.5 (Donation Bonus)|Interlude 12½ (Donation Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;||point-blank kinetic manipulation
|-
|[[Watch]]||Striker, Mover, Thinker{{cite}}||Intangible hands used to cause internal injuries.
|}

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Known Changers
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Classification
! scope="col" | Power Description
|-
|[[Acidbath]] ||Breaker/Changer (Blaster, Striker, Mover)&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;|| Could turn into, sling blasts of, &amp; move as tidal wave of acid
|-
|[[Biter]]||Changer&lt;ref name="R2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="list"/&gt;||Can increase the size of body parts, clothing
|-
|[[Blasto]]||Tinker 6 (Master 5, Blaster 2, Changer 2, Brute 2)&lt;ref name="19.y"/&gt;||Botany/cloning tinker
|-
|[[Brandish]] ||[[Striker]] 5,&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Changer]] 1&lt;ref name="WoG2"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Carol_Dallon?oldid=4177 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;||Can transform into an immobile ball of hard light&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/scourge-19-5/#comment-12048 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|[[Echidna]] ||Master/Striker 10, Brute 8, Changer 2,&lt;ref name="18.4"&gt;[[Queen 18.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thinker&lt;ref name="18.5"&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Grows larger/stronger/additional limbs by feeding
|-
|[[Fog]] ||Changer 8, Stranger 3&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.3C1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/parasite-10-3/#comment-1957 Comment by Wildbpw on Parasite 10.3]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a living mist with varying solidity that erodes living matter
|-
|[[Genesis]]|| Changer 9 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Creates a single solid image that has powers of their own
|-
|[[Hookwolf]] ||Changer 4, Brute 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Transforms into a giant wolf made of whirling metal
|-
|[[Marquis]]|| Shaker, Changer&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt;||Reshapes bone very rapidly
|-
|[[Mush]] ||Changer 4&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;|| Can change absorb loose matter to grow
|-
|[[Nilbog]] ||Changer 7, Trump 4 (misclassified)&lt;ref name="16.x"/&gt;||Displayed different powers and shape in every appearance
|-
|[[Skinslip]]||Changer&lt;ref name="26.5"&gt; [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;||Regenerator, can manipulate his skin. Healing allows him to transplant flayed skin to himself, increasing his reach.
|-
|[[Weld]]||Brute, Changer &lt;ref name="9.1" /&gt;|| Can change the shape of his body parts to form weapons
|}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{TrumpList}}
==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrangerList}}
==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{MoverList}}
==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ShakerList}}
==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BruteList}}
==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BreakerList}}
==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;{{MasterList}}
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{TinkerList}}
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BlasterList}}
==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ThinkerList}}
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrikerList}}
==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ChangerList}}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{TrumpList}}
==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrangerList}}
==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump")&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{MoverList}}
==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ShakerList}}
==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BruteList}}
==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BreakerList}}
==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;{{MasterList}}
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{TinkerList}}
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BlasterList}}
==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ThinkerList}}
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrikerList}}
==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ChangerList}}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{TrumpList}}
==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrangerList}}
==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry &lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;. Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{MoverList}}
==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ShakerList}}
==[[Brute]]==

A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BruteList}}
==[[Breaker]]==
[[Breaker|Breakers]] have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BreakerList}}
==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;{{MasterList}}
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{TinkerList}}
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{BlasterList}}
==[[Thinker]]==
[[Thinker|Thinkers]] possess enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ThinkerList}}
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrikerList}}
==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{ChangerList}}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{TrumpList}}
==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
{{StrangerList}}
==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

{| class="mw-collapsible  wikitable" style="width:100%"
|+Unknown Classification
|-
! scope="col" | Cape
! scope="col" | Possible Classification
! scope="col" | Power
|-
|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
|-
|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
|-
|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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      <text bytes="12783" sha1="sf82oaa4og64mmtfrp2o3mc3r6jp5ld" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman|parahumans]] began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry.&lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. The PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{MoverList}}
==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{ShakerList}}
==[[Brute]]==
A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wilbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{BruteList}}
==[[Breaker]]==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{BreakerList}}
==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;
{{MasterList}}
==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker|Tinkers]] can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{TinkerList}}
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{BlasterList}}
==[[Thinker]]==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfere with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers can work around this drawback.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{ThinkerList}}
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{StrikerList}}
==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{ChangerList}}
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump|Trumps]] can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{TrumpList}}
==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

{{StrangerList}}
==Powers Not Classified Yet==
Some Characters have been clearly stated as parahumans and their powers have been described, but have yet to be clearly classified.

If their classification is revealed in the story or stated elsewhere by [[Wildbow]] please remove them from here and put them where they belong.

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|[[King]]
|Brute, Striker ?
|Superhuman strength, automatically transfers all damage received to everyone he has touched in the previous 24 hours
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|[[Newter]]
|Striker ?
|All bodily fluids contain hallucinogens, stuns at contact.
|-
|[[Panacea]]||Striker? Master? Trump?|| Can manipulate biology of others with a touch.
|-
|[[Rune]] ||Striker? Shaker? Master?||Touching an object lets her control it telekinetically
|-
|[[Faultline]]||Striker? Shaker?|| Can "slice" through inorganic material
|-
|[[Flashbang]]||Blaster ?||Creates light grenades
|-
|[[Ballistic]]||Blaster ?, Striker ?|| Can accelerate an object to a set, bullet-like speed with a touch
|-
|[[Gregor]]||Blaster? Shaker?|| Can manipulate his body to produce various chemicals
|-
|[[Lustrum]]||Breaker?|| Saps energy sources to form a hard light body which is unaffected by gravity
|-
|[[Satyrical]] ||Changer? Master? Stranger?|| Shapeshifting self-duplicator whose copies can also change shape
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Butcher]]|| Thinker?, Mover/Shaker?, Brute?, Trump?||Danger sense, sees circulatory systems through walls, explosive teleportation, super-strength; enhanced durability; healing factor; pain-negation; powers transfer on death
|-
|[[Rosary]]|| Shaker ?, Mover ?||Deconstruction and reconstruction of matter in thin, leaf-like sheets
|-
|[[Battery]]|| Mover, Breaker, Brute || Short intervals of extreme speed and strength. Must charge between intervals and must not personally move while charging.
|-
|[[Burnscar]]|| Blaster ? || pyrokinesis
|-
|[[Shamrock]]||Thinker,&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11c"&gt;[[Interlude 11c (Anniversary Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Shaker|| Very weak telekinetic and clairvoyant, creates effects that resemble 'luck'
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|[[Jack Slash]]|| Thinker,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 26b]]&lt;/ref&gt; Trump, Master, Blaster || impossibly lucky/skilled with regard to capes, blade projection
|-
|[[Floret]]||Thinker ?, Shaker ?||
Create and manipulate crystalline "buds," enhanced awareness and processing ability regarding fine detail.
|-
|[[Glaistig Uaine]]
|Master, Striker, Trump, Thinker
|can resurrect twisted "ghosts" of dead capes, kill capes with a touch, sense details regarding powers
|}

== Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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      <text bytes="9714" sha1="nosk8ilp3mt1mcn4jjpk1zd3vli7h97" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry.&lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. The PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==
A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wilbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker]]s can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Thinker]]==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfere with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers can work around this drawback.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump]]s can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==Known ratings==
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry.&lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. The PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==
A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wilbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker]]s can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Thinker]]==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfere with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers can work around this drawback.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]] would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump]]s can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==Known ratings==
''Note: This list describes the known ratings of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry.&lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. The PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==
A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wilbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker]]s can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Thinker]]==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfere with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers can work around this drawback.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]]&lt;ref name="22.6c1"&gt;Oliver would be a low-level shifter. [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/#comment-23151 Wildbow comment] on [[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump]]s can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==Known ratings==
''Note: This list describes the known ratings of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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      <text bytes="14878" sha1="8ioya93qyha5ugb3pdn1nsdreynbf4d" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:
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{|class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
!style="width: 20%;"|Classification
!style="width: 80%;"|Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength and durability.
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Melee-ranged or touch-based.
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash, while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld"/&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit, it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero, or even a negative rating.

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.

The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.

It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

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!style="width: 80%;"|Estimation
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one"/&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two"/&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.

Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven"/&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
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      <text bytes="18005" sha1="eckagqlwz06vgrentotxj4n1vno3lwh" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld"/&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit, it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero, or even a negative rating.

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.

The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.

It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{|class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
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!style="width: 80%;"|Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one"/&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two"/&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.

Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven"/&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
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      <text bytes="18650" sha1="i0x6vn53diipxwqtat9qvx7knae9kcv" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld"/&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit, it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1 "&gt; Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.

The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.

It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

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!style="width: 20%;"|Threat level
!style="width: 80%;"|Estimation
|-
|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one"/&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two"/&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three"/&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five"/&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.

Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six"/&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven"/&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth"/&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine"/&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

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      <text bytes="19242" sha1="3ina0ek517s3robgiud2rp3id9dd27h" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit, it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]
&lt;poem&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/poem&gt;
&lt;/ref&gt;
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      <text bytes="19250" sha1="k8ua4h0k91wmw5x3o49wg9mvcjba84s" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit, it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

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|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19722" sha1="cie8srgau7ojnumq9i031vn0t8y4qq0" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
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! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid ratings and sub-ratings. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible, even common, for the number assigned to sub-ratings exceeding the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could assume the appearance of others,&lt;ref&gt;Changer-stranger powers often involve changing one’s physical appearance, mimicking others, or using altered shape to slip in where an ordinary person couldn’t get.  The stranger and changer aspects thus blend together seamlessly (for much this reason, the changer category is sometimes referred to as shifter, an old designation for this specific eventuality).  Examples include stretching limbs, liquid form to seep through keyholes, or the ability to alter one’s face and mannerisms to match another individual. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CykV5BgK2EFY4v_cuUXJFpU1Ye3mIRV-VaHEUZxZO4k/edit STRANGERS], document by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number rating==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19404" sha1="d8t2ys0smkmsgwoxwfnz7hgp14z58g3" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid and sub-classifications. Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, 
thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives 
himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested 
differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to 
the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very 
low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something
 and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the 
resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category. These are placed within parentheses. It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone
 who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter 
their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another 
form.

Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19504" sha1="2ncx9rzkcmgtn17bp4rrq67v50szzym" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]
&lt;/ref&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone
 who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter 
their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another 
form.

Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19522" sha1="pbjbc407h68f6j6vw72h8stm5gjoyir" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt;, and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the methodology spread, but classifications were condensed when it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone
 who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter 
their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another 
form.

Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone
 who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter 
their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another 
form.

Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* Weld has learned to remember the PRT classification using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19565" sha1="ez6o9dnam60rostt1ybi6nmvijbavpc" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”

“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.

“And the other two?”

“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”

“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.

“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Mover - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc. &lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Shaker - Area of effect powers.
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.


Brute - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.


Blaster - Powers that provide a ranged attack.
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.


Breaker - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.


Master - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.


Tinker - Building alien or advanced technology.
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.


Thinker - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.  
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.


Striker - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.


Changer - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.


Trump - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.


Stranger - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;center&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone
 who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter 
their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another 
form.

Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.
The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.
It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] has learned to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by 
his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:

&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;
Blaster and Thinker, &lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;
Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
   Brute, Breaker,
Master, Tinker,
   Blaster, Thinker,
Striker, Changer,
   Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19821" sha1="arz4r9xkeo17ce1pufwlquzz2dyjkvp" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld"&gt;He was classified as a brute and changer, classifications meant for the unnaturally tough and strong and for those who could change their shape to some extent, respectively.  He never liked the word brute being applied to him, even though he was aware that the labels had originally been intended for the PRT teams to identify and label villains, specifically.  It was only later that they had been extended to identifying the heroes as well. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld" /&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref&gt;Someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person/alter their human features vs. someone who could physically take on another form.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Biter would have likely been a shifter vs. a changer. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs/ reddit comment] by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] has learned to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;
      Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="18981" sha1="h4k0pq38rnxkq2zzwd6mwxs31dnssub" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
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*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
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*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] has learned to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;poem&gt;&lt;em&gt;
      Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="18979" sha1="5dkkkcpvlq46orix71g1ubs1wruh7e6" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="10096" sha1="0ckyu61db1zsyq2ffkckkm8po9drjzn" xml:space="preserve">Since [[parahuman]]s began to appear in the 1980s and following the arrival of threats like the Endbringers, the Siberian and other villains, the need for a system of power classifications to be used by law enforcement, government and the media became clear. While initially used only for classifying Villains, this classification soon became used to gauge the parahuman capabilities of all capes - whether hero, [[Villain]] or [[Rogue]].

When a new [[parahuman]] reveals their presence they are identified with one or more of twelve categories and a number in each one (usually between 1 and 10) to express the level of threat they offer to a [[PRT]] team. The scale does go beyond ten but that appears to be reserved for particularly dangerous or powerful threats. It should be clearly stated that ratings are subjective abstractions largely based on danger to the citizenry.&lt;ref name = "CM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; Baring some objective measure from an ability, a individual para-humans rating may be, too low, too high or fail to account for other aspects of the para-human's abilities all together.

The categories are: '''Mover, Shaker, Brute, Breaker, Master, Tinker, Blaster, Thinker, Striker, Changer, Trump and Stranger.'''

[[Weld]] theorizes that the powers may have been named the way they were to facilitate memorization using the following rhyme:
&lt;poem&gt;
[[Power Classifications#Mover|Mover]], [[Power Classifications#Shaker|Shaker]],
   [[Power Classifications#Brute|Brute]], [[Power Classifications#Breaker|Breaker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Master|Master]], [[Power Classifications#Tinker|Tinker]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Blaster|Blaster]], [[Power Classifications#Thinker|Thinker]], 
[[Power Classifications#Striker|Striker]], [[Power Classifications#Changer|Changer]], 
   [[Power Classifications#Trump |Trump]] and [[Power Classifications#Stranger|Stranger]].&lt;/poem&gt;

Powers which are inextricably linked, such as [[Dauntless]]' ability to empower objects ([[Trump]]) by touching them ([[Striker]]), are indicated with a slash ("Striker/Trump").&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;includeonly&gt;https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit from the prt quest thing has something on power classifications and ratings&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==[[Mover]]==
A mover has the ability to transport themselves and/or others to other locations, by means of enhanced speed, teleportation, flight, vehicles or the like. The PRT typically appends the mover classification with the specific type of capability, eg Mover: Teleporter.&lt;ref name="PRT"&gt;[[PRT Quest]] [https://docs.google.com/document/offline/view?ouid=u88eb98c5997c7ac3&amp;uc=en_GB&amp;jobset=prod#id%3D1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%26cm%3Dd%26new%3Dfalse%26ouri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fdocs.google.com%252Fdocument%252Fd%252F1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4%252Fedit document]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Shaker]]==
A Shaker can affect a broader area, asserting some degree of control over the battlefield.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Brute]]==
A [[Brute]] classification typically indicates enhanced strength or durability, capes who are most dangerous in a melee and are typically very difficult to put down.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It includes some parahumans with enhanced senses, although that is more typically classed as [[Thinker]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?690769-Worm-thread-Gimel-Tinker-Taylor-Weaver-Worm&amp;p=16905506#post16905506 Wilbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Breaker]]==
The ‘breaker' classification was used to mark those powers which were limited to one's own body and their immediate vicinity.&lt;ref name="I14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.5 (Bonus Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; Breakers have the ability to alter themselves to a different state in which they maintain different abilities. Appends other powers, but only in this state. This classification can also include general altered states.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A breaker is generally one who has some ability to ‘break’ the natural laws of the universe as far as those laws apply to them.&lt;ref name="9.2"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Master]]==
A [[Master]] is a cape whose powers allow them control others or the minions they create (be they humans, parahumans, animals, or specific objects).&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
&lt;!-- [[PRT]] squads were trained to resist master-category attacks. 

And illusions and emotional influence:

He'd been trained to deal with mental and emotional attacks.  They all had.  Had to think abstractly, consider the edges of the problem.  Even if their perceptions were under attack, there were always hints, always clues. 
--&gt;

==[[Tinker]]==
[[Tinker]]s can intuitively create or alter many devices beyond the usual restrictions of knowledge, resources and physics. Tinkers are less dangerous when removed from their gear, but not necessarily harmless.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

Most tinkers have a specialty, something they’re particularly good at or something that they can do which other Tinkers can’t.&lt;ref name="16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; A typical tinker can artificially assume any number of other classifications, depending on their specialty. PRT tries to append specialty to the classification whenever possible.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Blaster]]==
A [[Blaster]] is a cape with ranged, offensive attacks of some form. This can include blasts, thrown or moved objects, grenades, and more. Not always damaging, but generally deleterious.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==[[Thinker]]==
Possesses enhanced knowledge, skills and/or perceptions beyond any reasonable norm.  Includes clairvoyance, precognition, skill acquisition, enhanced hearing and enhanced sight.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; A frequent drawback for thinkers is that overuse of their abilities leads to severe migraines.&lt;ref name="I28"/&gt;

Thinker powers usually interfere with each other, making prediction impossible;&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt; [[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I18.4"&gt; [[Interlude 18 (Donation Bonus #4)]]&lt;/ref&gt; possibly as a result of the recursion involved in predicting someone who is predicting you predicting them predicting you etc.&lt;ref name="20.y"&gt;[[20.y (Interlude; Accord)|Interlude 20]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, some rare powers can work around this drawback.&lt;ref name="24.2"&gt;[[Crushed 24.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I28"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.x (Interlude)|Interlude 28]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==[[Striker]]==
A cape with the ability to apply some effect by touch or at point-blank range. Has a power that applies on physical contact. Often applies a changed state, like the breaker classification, but isn’t personal. Melee range, but not strength or durability, else it is classified as a Brute power.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; The striker classification could include certain breaker effects if they applied to things other than the cape themselves. Other strikers included those who used energy weapons, and those with pyrokinesis or such that didn’t extend more than a foot around them.&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt;

[[Flechette]] believed that certain kinds of superstrength (those that weren't accompanied by durability) were considered Striker powers,&lt;ref name="I14.5"/&gt; but PRT files stated that strength should always be classed as a Brute ability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;

==[[Changer]]==
Can alter their form, appearance, and/or natural abilities through some manipulation of their bodies. Does not include new powers beyond natural weapons, armor, or durability.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
===Shifter===
The Shifter classification was discontinued shortly before the start of the story&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/32xwta/thoughts_on_some_of_the_power_classifications/cqgxh75 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and folded into Changer.&lt;ref name="R1"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t4krn?context=3 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; However, it is still occasionally used by capes and outdated files&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[19.x (Donation Interlude 1; Blasto)|Interlude 19 (Donation Bonus 1)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="10.2"&gt; [[Parasite 10.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; as a synonym for "Changer".&lt;ref name="R1"/&gt;

Shifter referred to someone who could alter their appearance to look like another person or alter their human features, as opposed to a Changer, who could physically take on another form. [[Biter]]&lt;ref name="R2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/53h8s2/shifters_are_changers_right/d7t8kqs Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; and [[Oliver]]&lt;ref name="22.6c1"&gt;Oliver would be a low-level shifter. [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/#comment-23151 Wildbow comment] on [[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; would have been examples of a Shifter.

==[[Trump]]==
[[Trump]]s can manipulate powers in some capacity, altering, granting, strengthening, weakening or removing them entirely.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt; It also covers capes that can either acquire new powers on the fly, or have an interaction with other powers that can't be categorized.&lt;ref name="21.1"&gt;[[Imago 21.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==[[Stranger]]==
[[Stranger]] powers predominantly lend themselves to infiltration. The ability might bypass defenses, mislead, or help to avoid notice or otherwise affect a person's mind.&lt;ref name="PRT"/&gt;
==Known ratings==
''Note: This list describes the known ratings of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Links ==
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.j83zu0o2t8cs (Detailed power classification breakdown direct from Wildbow)]

[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview Parahuman List edited by Wildbow]

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      <text bytes="18979" sha1="5dkkkcpvlq46orix71g1ubs1wruh7e6" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
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*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
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*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
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*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
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*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
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==Known classifications==
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;
Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="18978" sha1="gm4aupvwznfbf9geawrr5vxje46hyth" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the Nuker designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
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! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like properties and Blasters with Shaker-like properties.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19013" sha1="syk7p1f5btdbxa76pwbjiu8yg7bgd8j" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;center&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus&lt;br&gt;#U0402&lt;br&gt;Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
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|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19024" sha1="5irgkx6js692l4plb43nkz919c91f62" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19006" sha1="tputbwm6ectfbedwxg9qcobakzu0xmi" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Crushed 24.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
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*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
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*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Sentinel 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference] - Classifications&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19040" sha1="gwxmzyxy6ghn1687cgg19kf68ngctg7" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;center&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="19040" sha1="725npj6i19oz1pgvth9pg6inyt1qzhr" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;center&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10.  Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale.

Anyways, I could spend forever dishing out classifications, so I’ll 
let you guys make your best guesses.  Depending on how much interest 
there is, I may give you your official answers when Arc 10 completes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.
&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1
Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2
An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3
Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4
One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.  
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5
Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6
A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.
Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated.
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*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7
Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8
Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9
Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect.
 - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+
In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.
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==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;
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      <text bytes="18860" sha1="4v4c0mlsyux0y7f8zn8lka7j5d1zn6a" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
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But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known classifications==
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;

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      <text bytes="18860" sha1="4v4c0mlsyux0y7f8zn8lka7j5d1zn6a" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:&lt;poem&gt;      &lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,
      Brute and Breaker.

      Master, Tinker,
      Blaster and Thinker,

      Striker, Changer,
      Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/poem&gt;

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      <text bytes="18831" sha1="cc5k0ypnh86jfdvo3qbxeufdq9n5zzg" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees or control or important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="18832" sha1="rw3c7svjzx52tjaw3ch2kf7zze3hrat" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==Known classifications==
''Note: This list describes the known classifications of different capes. For a full overview of their abilities, please check their individual pages.''
{{KnownRatingList|class=All}}

== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="18653" sha1="190s8vwao17811hhp30jczym1q042h5" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="18653" sha1="apo2tgfzuqfg99oji9gq7wsr2rjfrj1" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered shakers with blaster-like offensive potential and blasters with shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="19308" sha1="bma459lk9wvzr31hyvh4zc4ah6a2694" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;center&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications are known: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance,&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper, Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM
What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.
And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="19341" sha1="aybwqd3soveonnc045s3nde89dwyf10" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper, Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM
What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.
And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="19881" sha1="sbovzarr0y9z5noxu1dqjz947hpz59e" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-9#post-17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper, Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM
What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.
And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Extermination 8.5], comment by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;
Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;
Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="19844" sha1="3jubcoim66488ncvmx8gv3ko4zrxve1" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safty.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper, Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM
What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.
And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="20586" sha1="7apsaljildanqkxe69a8qbeako3xfmw" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="26745" sha1="bqqno5j0ktq98lznqz4vehybvdwjy9l" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level" or raw strength of an ability, just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
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! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27286" sha1="kz8quamdvdkxceuo76sk89hvjqos0cl" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
|
*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27286" sha1="kz8quamdvdkxceuo76sk89hvjqos0cl" xml:space="preserve">'''Power classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
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Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27286" sha1="nntt8a6qrrtbz23srw40e69f194ex5w" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27286" sha1="t958k7knlug36hkjjubrpaqaltbitis" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit,&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27407" sha1="k6btcm5dhcb38v2yogzqchs67ya7mdl" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;|-
|15+
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*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27408" sha1="s75j4m7hu021xcx1ax616krrvpvtuz6" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27441" sha1="3fz3aiq2fmv3bfdaz0f1172b9v7dxvu" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|15+
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*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27454" sha1="c0n69ry1bcxt55wf9pbmwv4qucwap1c" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|15+
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*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27489" sha1="1efywcsk7191nj1uh9du8php3uqd8sy" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
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|[[Mover]]
|Has a power enhancing mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|Has a power with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|Has enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|Can shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|Can control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|Can create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|Is a ranged, offensive threat.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|Focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|Has a power that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|Can alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|Can manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|Focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27690" sha1="jw41vkep6w0jj09hh5swgmn5g1rdphl" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and adopt strategies,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although it’s used by others as well, including by capes in India.&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number, where higher numbers pose a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power - not the user's skill or any other factor.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Nor are they intended to rate the "power level", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; just the threat it poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|An ability that enhances mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|An ability with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|An ability that grants enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|An ability that allows the cape to shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|An ability that allows a cape to control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|A ranged, offensive ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|An ability that focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|An ability that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|An ability that allows the cape to alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|An ability that allows the cape to manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|An ability that focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|15+
|
*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27806" sha1="kx8jxvxadkj7u31qv1a6eoccig1hfd5" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and strategize accordingly,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although the system is used in non-American countries as well, including capes in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number indicating severity, where higher numbers mean a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power itself, and not the user's own skill or any other factors.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Power classifications are also not intended to rate the "power level," usefulness, or raw strength of an ability, only measuring the threat the power poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In the modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
|-
|[[Mover]]
|An ability that enhances mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|An ability with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|An ability that grants enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|An ability that allows the cape to shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Master]]
|An ability that allows a cape to control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Tinker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Blaster]]
|A ranged, offensive ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|An ability that focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Striker]]
|An ability that is melee-ranged or touch-based.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|An ability that allows the cape to alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|An ability that allows the cape to manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|An ability that focuses on stealth or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
&lt;/center&gt;
It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|15+
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*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27827" sha1="e0nx24xii6ebuy2bhsfxutw7hwpxjrj" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and strategize accordingly,&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt; although the system is used in non-American countries as well, including capes in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number indicating severity, where higher numbers mean a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power itself, and not the user's own skill or any other factors.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Power classifications are also not intended to rate the "power levels", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; only measuring the threat the power poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In the modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:70%"
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! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced speed or mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|An ability with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Brute]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Breaker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|An ability that allows a cape to control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|A long-ranged, offensive ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|An ability that focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|A melee/touch-based ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|An ability that allows a cape to alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|An ability that allows a cape to manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|An ability that focuses on stealth and/or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi1"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman1"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
|
*Poses a threat only to above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well-equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can still prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability (or abilities) in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|15+
|
*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
|}

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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27783" sha1="6nr5vwkasgt1grt9br3o70yd0hm2ntp" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and strategize accordingly,&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"/&gt; although the system is used in non-American countries as well, including capes in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number indicating severity, where higher numbers mean a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power itself, and not the user's own skill or any other factors.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Power classifications are also not intended to rate the "power levels", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; only measuring the threat the power poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In the modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;
'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced speed or mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|An ability with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|An ability that allows a cape to control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|A long-ranged, offensive ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Thinker]]
|An ability that focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|A melee/touch-based ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Changer]]
|An ability that allows a cape to alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Trump]]
|An ability that allows a cape to manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|-
|[[Stranger]]
|An ability that focuses on stealth and/or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
|}
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus &lt;nowiki&gt;#U0402&lt;/nowiki&gt; Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi123"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman123"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

{| class="mw-collapsible article-table" style="width:100%"
! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
|-
|1
|
*Poses a threat only to above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
|-
|2
|
*An alert, exceptional, well-equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can still prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
|-
|3
|
*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability (or abilities) in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
|-
|4
|
*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|5
|
*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
|-
|6
|
*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
|-
|7
|
*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
|-
|8
|
*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
|-
|9
|
*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
|-
|10+
|
*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|15+
|
*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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      <text bytes="27768" sha1="1zu9nfw5pyiokuemhtllngflw8290jc" xml:space="preserve">'''Power Classifications''' and the accompanying number ratings are used by the [[PRT]] to quickly identify [[parahuman]] threats and strategize accordingly,&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"/&gt; although the system is used in non-American countries as well, including capes in [[India]].&lt;ref&gt;“Trying to enlist help.  Names and powers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Kismet, balance thinker,” the Caucasian said.  He wore a white robe with a hard, faceless mask that had only slits for the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And the other two?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“As far as I can tell, Fathom and Particulate.  Best translations I can give.  My Punjabi isn’t strong.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Their powers?” I asked, with a restrained patience.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Displaces people or things to another dimension, filled with water, brings them back.  Particulate’s a dust tinker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Each classification is matched with a number indicating severity, where higher numbers mean a greater threat to public safety.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"/&gt;

In theory, power classifications are only intended to rate the threat posed by the power itself, and not the user's own skill or any other factors.&lt;ref&gt;The actual number rating depends on the impact/strength of the power, obviously. It’s perhaps an oversight, perhaps a deliberate action (or some combination of the two) that versatility of a power isn’t counted unless it’s explicit – and Taylor’s isn’t. An example on how this could be deliberate: a PRT squad that moves in on a situation with notice to expect a, say, Shaker-3 that was rated a three only because he’s too much of a dumbass to use his powers to their full potential? They could be really screwed if said Shaker-3 had a fit of inspiration or some guidance/orders from someone that knew what they were doing. So dumbass gets rated a Shaker-5.&lt;br&gt;
The flip side of the coin, the potential oversight, is that you get the opposite scenario. Taylor gets rated as a Master-5 based on a discussion &amp; analysis of her power &amp; it’s potential on a surface examination, even though she might be 1-2 points higher given her creativity, versatility and other factors that perhaps the heroes aren’t fully aware of (her range, ability to fabricate spider silk, etc). This sort of situation is mitigated by the fact that the PRT squads are instructed to expect the worst case scenarios, to expect that every enemy agent will be operating at peak efficiency, perhaps, but yeah.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
Canary, had she gone evil, could have started an all out riot, turning any opponent into an ally within moments. Can anyone say whether she might have been able to use televisions, radio, speakers, to get hundreds, thousands, millions of people at a time? That, plus hysteria and the degree of control she appeared to exhibit (making someone mutilate themselves without them breaking free of the compulsion) all got factored into the 8.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1345 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; Power classifications are also not intended to rate the "power levels", usefulness, or raw strength of an ability; only measuring the threat the power poses to PRT personnel and civilians.&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability. Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit PRT Quest files]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in practice they are often used poorly, or simply to cut through "red tape" and justify treating a parahuman a certain way.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;Power levels - Breaker 2, Stranger 14, etc, they're pretty explicitly for the PRT. As in, the bureaucrats and the non-cape guys with the suits &amp; mostly nonlethal weaponry. It's a shorthand way of warning the soldiers, for when there isn't time to say, "Electromagnetic shield, don't waste your bullets!" It is possible for a Brute 3 to be physically stronger than a Brute 5. Capes will use it too, but it's something vague that you use to get a general sense of a situation (see Weld with the dossier in Arc 9, chapter 1). Other cases where it matters are in terms of strangers and masters who require special precautions, and determining what kind of cell a particular parahuman goes into.​&lt;br&gt;​
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department. Capes don't have penis measuring contests over it, and it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).​&lt;br&gt;​
There are no numerical numbers assigned to a given rating. You aren't going to look at the guy who bench presses 9 tons and say "Oh, Brute 9". Way too much context involved. Barely even factors in. A guy that can bench press half a ton is just about as dangerous to the soldiers on the ground as the nine ton guy. It's less of a factor than natural versatility, the form that strength comes in, and what else is in the package. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;As stated below, the classification system is a thing given to the PRT teams. That's the yardstick - how dangerous is the cape to the PRT?&lt;br&gt;
If you're comparing things as a raw power level (like the power level over 9000 in DBZ) you're going to run into flaws, naturally.&lt;br&gt;
Assuming you're going in relatively blind, how bad is the situation going to be? What should your reactions be? Going up against a hostile Canary, no context? You're potentially dealing with a mob. Labyrinth? There were prior circumstances where a far less adjusted Labyrinth (as alluded to in her interlude) justified her Shaker 12 rating.&lt;br&gt;
It's also, in keeping with the themes of Worm, an imperfect system/structure. In the PRT quest roleplay I ran, I challenged players to gather information and classify capes accurately. It's very, very difficult, and it's never a static number - it changes over time. - [http://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2o76x2/capes_you_think_were_ranked_wrong_by_the/ comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Penis measuring will happen. It's just inaccurate. Anyone who knows how the system really works is going to tell themselves that Cyberphallus is only a Brute 6 because Director Cox wanted to clear him for rubble clean-up duty without having to go through the safeties certification. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=12848233#post-12848233 comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Current Classifications==
In the modern day, the PRT has twelve different categories:&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;'''Mover''' - the power moves the cape.  Flight, speed, teleportation, etc.&lt;br&gt;
Mover triggers are provoked by a drive to escape, flee, run.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Shaker''' - Area of effect powers.&lt;br&gt;
Shakers are generated from environmental danger or ambient danger.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Brute''' - Enhanced strength, durability; armor, muscle, personal forcefields.&lt;br&gt;
Brutes are created from experiences of physical damage or pain.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Blaster''' - Powers that provide a ranged attack.&lt;br&gt;
Blasters come about from hostile others, approaching or attacking from a distance.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Breaker''' - Altered state, oft toggled, granting powers or altered interaction with reality.&lt;br&gt;
Breakers come from abstract stressors.  Blend or ambiguous re: mental or physical lines.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Master''' - Creates minions or has a means of compelling others to take certain actions.&lt;br&gt;
Masters come about from isolation, alienation, exile, or betrayal.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Tinker''' - Building alien or advanced technology.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers arise from solutionless problems over long periods, culminating in crisis moment.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Thinker''' - Advanced perception, knowledge, data-collection, or skills.&lt;br&gt;
Thinkers manifest from emotional or mental strain, reaching a crisis point in a short time.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Striker''' - Touch based and melee effects.  Typically weapon’s or arm’s reach limited.&lt;br&gt;
Strikers result from immediate, in-your-face threat, usually a singular object or individual.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Changer''' - Shapeshifting and alteration of one’s physical form.&lt;br&gt;
Changers arise from identity/body image issues, or conflict of role vs. social expectations.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Trump''' - Powers that involve powers: picking from, add, remove, complicate, compound.&lt;br&gt;
Trumps have capes directly or indirectly involved in their trigger.  Rare.&lt;br&gt;
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'''Stranger''' - Powers specializing in infiltration, distraction, subtlety.&lt;br&gt;
Strangers gain powers from unwanted attention or social/collective pressure. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e-H--GkPrbJq4WRNYndBnjjLjE7-2kOZkjwltkP1Ong/edit#heading=h.gjynmtlqmfp5 WD Rulebook: Character Creation - Trigger Capes: Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Classification
! style="width: 80%;" |Meaning
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|[[Mover]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced speed or mobility.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Shaker]]
|An ability with an area of effect.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Brute]]
|An ability that grants a cape enhanced strength or durability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Breaker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to shift into another state.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Master]]
|An ability that allows a cape to control others or create minions.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Tinker]]
|An ability that allows a cape to create or alter devices with futuristic technology.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Blaster]]
|A long-ranged, offensive ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Thinker]]
|An ability that focuses on information gathering.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Striker]]
|A melee/touch-based ability.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Changer]]
|An ability that allows a cape to alter their form or appearance.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Trump]]
|An ability that allows a cape to manipulate powers in some capacity.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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|[[Stranger]]
|An ability that focuses on stealth and/or infiltration.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;
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It’s possible for parahumans to receive hybrid&lt;ref name="Codex1"/&gt; and sub-classifications.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; Hybrid ratings are issued if two or more aspects are irrevocably linked and are designated with a slash,&lt;ref&gt;Dauntless is a striker/trump. The two aspects are irrevocably linked, thus the slash. In briefer terms, he'd simply be a trump - he gives himself powers, in an indirect fashion. If his shard had manifested differently, he wouldn't have the need for 'totems' - objects linked to the manifestation of his power. He'd simply grant himself the power.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But the striker rating is because it's touch-based. It would be a very low rating - in a fight against a civilian, being able to grab something and empower it would maybe make a bit of a difference, but the resulting power is so weak it's questionable.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Give him a few months of regularly empowering said object, however, and you have a rather potent ability. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328 Private message] by Wildbow, posted on Spacebattles.&lt;/ref&gt; while sub-ratings are given if a power has side-effects or applications that belong in another category.&lt;ref name="Fog1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Snubnose1" /&gt; These are placed within parentheses.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt; It’s possible for the number assigned to sub-ratings to exceed the number assigned to the main power.&lt;ref name="Snubnose1"/&gt;

==History==
The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in [[New York]]&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt; to classify villains.&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; Over time, the system was used to classify all parahumans,&lt;ref name="Weld1"/&gt; and as many thirty categories were added to account for all the different types.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt; As the time passed, it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against broad groups of parahumans and classifications were condensed until twelve groups were left.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;

Only two of the older classifications have been expanded upon: The [[Shifter]] classification, which dealt with parahumans that could alter their appearance&lt;ref name="Biter1"/&gt; within human norms, and the [[Nuker]] designation, which covered Shakers with Blaster-like offensive potential and Blasters with Shaker-esque radius and potential for damage.&lt;ref&gt;Sarcophagus #U0402 Alexandria-ish package grants flight, as well as protection, in the form of external armor or a forcefield, the former providing imperfect but substantial protection that decays as it absorbs several incoming attacks, the latter providing perfect protection against a single hit.  Both forms of protection recover after a short pause.  Sarcophagus grants a blaster power with shaker-esque radius and damage potential or a shaker power with blaster-like offensive potential, the indistinction closely fitting the original PRT ‘Nuker’ designation).  Nature of armor, recovery period, style of flight, and the nature or flavor of the ‘nuke’ vary based on the individual. - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aHyZ7c7TIgt903mPinOakrgli2WZu5IRtiGYPCnCqDE/edit#gid=390344990 Detail Generator - Vials], spreadsheet by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; Other named older classifications include Catcher, Brick, Shaper,&lt;ref name="9.1 e36441"&gt;“Let’s see, the next group is… Fenrir’s Chosen?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of two major offshoots of the Aryan villain group, Empire Eighty-Eight, which fell apart after the death of their leader, Kaiser.  Fenrir’s Chosen are led by Hookwolf.  Violent, utterly merciless, and reveling in the current chaos.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And it looks like he’s a Shaper 4, Brute 7, with the longest list of homicides or suspected homicides I’ve seen on someone who wasn’t already in prison.  Thick file, I take it he has lots of followers?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“The largest group in terms of parahuman numbers, at present.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Razor, and Controller.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Today at 7:08 PM&lt;br&gt;What profhoy said. They were collapsed into one another when it became more trouble than it was worth to distinguish between controllers &amp; masters. Current protocols work for most situations where you need to quickly communicate possibilities.&lt;br&gt;And the recruits kept getting tired of 'mover, shaker, catcher, brick, brute and breaker, shaper, razor, master, controller, changer, tinker, thinker, uhhhh..." - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37436294/ Worm Quotes and WoG Repository on Spacebattles], quoted post by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

==Number Ratings==
The numbers assigned to classifications are not an indication of raw strength of an ability. Rather, the number rating is a ballpark scale indicating the threat to a team. As such, the numbers also take into account the possibility of harm, but also panic.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Not to mention that I've repeatedly said that the ratings of classifications aren't a gauge of raw power. They're a gauge of threat. A parahuman that loses every fight can have a higher rating than a parahuman that wins 90% of their fights without batting an eye, if that parahuman has a power that poses a threat to the city or public at large (ie. lingering radiation). - [https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?713118-Where-I-Read-Worm-Thread-2-Taylor-You-Brilliant-Dumbass&amp;p=18149634#post18149634 Comment by Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;

Exceptionally high or low degrees of control are important to take into account: The first for the possibility of targeting specific team members or civilians, the second for the dangers of collateral damage or aftereffects.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc" /&gt;

While the number scale starts at one and rises up with no hard limit (still, 10+ are rare and denote very exceptional powers),&lt;ref name="Levi123"&gt;The scale doesn’t max out at 10, but very few individuals actually exceed 10. Leviathan does not exceed 10 on the Brute scale. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/#comment-1349 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; it’s also possible to receive a rating of zero,&lt;ref name="Saint1"&gt;Saint '''Tinker 0, maintained understanding of Dragon's tech via. Teacher'''  - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; or even a negative rating.&lt;ref name="Grumman123"&gt;'''◈ GRUMMAN; Eric Stodt'''&lt;br&gt;Classification: Mover 6, Brute 8 or Mover -1, Blaster 9&lt;br&gt;Toggles between two breaker states, one granting exceedingly maneuverable flight abilities, the other turning him into an immobile artillery platform. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.i28e25j9qt7u PRT Quest (Anchorage)]&lt;/ref&gt;

It is the responsibility of [[PRT]] operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats.&lt;ref name="Master Reference pc"&gt;The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The number rating is a ballpark scale for the threat to a team, rather than any indication of the raw strength of an ability.  Adjust for possibility of harm, panic, an exceptionally high degree of control that might allow one to target specific team members or civilians, or exceptionally low degrees of control that might point to collateral damage, spreading effects or aftereffects.  The PRT stresses the pairing of number rating with power to encourage immediate and intuitive grasp of appropriate responses to a given crisis.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It is the responsibility of PRT operatives and parahumans to familiarize themselves with the current ratings for all relevant threats. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

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! style="width: 20%;" |Threat level
! style="width: 80%;" |Estimation
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|1
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*Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.&lt;ref name="one"&gt;1&lt;br&gt;Poses a threat only just above human norms, an unexceptional individual may be able to cope with the ability or walk away unharmed from an altercation where the abilities in question were leveraged.  Ability should be assumed to be a nonthreat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;

*The ability should be assumed to be a non-threat and need not be identified if other matters prove more pressing.&lt;ref name="one" /&gt;
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|2
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*An alert, exceptional, well-equipped, or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can still prove problematic.&lt;ref name="two"&gt;2&lt;br&gt;An alert, exceptional, well equipped, and/or trained individual should be able to answer or address the ability in question, but it can prove problematic.  Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Team members are reminded of standard countermeasures and should put these measures in effect when there are no pressing other matters.&lt;ref name="two" /&gt;
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|3
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*Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability (or abilities) in question.&lt;ref name="three"&gt;3&lt;br&gt;Civilians, even alert or fit civilians, will not be able to handle the ability or abilities in question.  Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.  Protocol suggests that care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Several trained individuals may be required to deal with the situation.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
*Care should be taken to remove civilians from the area and discourage them from participating.&lt;ref name="three" /&gt;
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|4
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*One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other.&lt;ref&gt;4&lt;br&gt;One full squad of trained operatives should be able to deal with this situation alone, but exceptional circumstance, context and environment may bias things one way or the other. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|5
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*Additional countermeasures come into effect.&lt;ref name="five"&gt;5&lt;br&gt;Additional countermeasures come into effect.  A typical parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives can engage until assistance arrives. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A typical parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
*Operatives can engage until assistance arrives.&lt;ref name="five" /&gt;
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|6
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*A typical trained parahuman or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.&lt;ref name="six"&gt;6&lt;br&gt;A typical trained parahuman and/or one parahuman assisting a squad of operatives should be able to deal with the power in question.  Operatives should postpone engagement.  Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.  Acquiring further intel recommended where possible, but not mandated. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Operatives should postpone engagement.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Parahumans and operatives should assume that traditional actions are going to be met by a complication.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is recommended where possible, but not mandated.&lt;ref name="six" /&gt;
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|7
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*Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.&lt;ref name="seven"&gt;7&lt;br&gt;Parahumans should engage in pairs or trios at a minimum, two fully equipped squads should be deployed.  Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Acquiring further intel is mandated, all acting parties should shift to the defensive or delay until intel can be acquired.&lt;ref name="seven" /&gt;
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|8
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*Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.&lt;ref name="eigth"&gt;8&lt;br&gt;Evacuation of civilians should take priority for all squad members.  Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.  Capes should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Engaging should be avoided outside of specific missions and tasks.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
*Parahumans should engage only when supported by their team to ensure a minimum of complications or danger.&lt;ref name="eigth" /&gt;
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|9
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*Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.&lt;ref name="nine"&gt;9&lt;br&gt;Assume extreme complications, with standard tactics not applying, or the power in question having an additional factor that exaggerates its effect.  Capes and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.  Major countermeasures should take effect. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Parahumans and PRT should evacuate where possible, and should only engage when a specific mission and strategy has been outlined.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
*Major countermeasures should take effect.&lt;ref name="nine" /&gt;
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|10+
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*In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis.&lt;ref&gt;10+&lt;br&gt;In the event of a serious confrontation, additional teams or specific high-rated individuals should be called in to manage the crisis. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference - Classifications]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|15+
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*[[S-Class|Planet level-threat]]
*[[The Tower|Functional loss of humanity in the host]]
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== Trivia ==
* [[Weld]] was taught to remember the classifications using a rhyme:
&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br /&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br /&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br /&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I do,” Weld nodded.  He’d memorized it as a rhyme, as suggested by his old boss.  Maybe that had been the intention from the start:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Mover, Shaker,&lt;br&gt;Brute and Breaker.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Master, Tinker,&lt;br&gt;Blaster and Thinker,&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Striker, Changer,&lt;br&gt;Trump and Stranger.&lt;/em&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6.  He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

Over the course of a fight, Lung grows stronger, tougher, gains armor and claws. Eventually grows wings, alongside an compliment of lesser powers like enhanced hearing and reinforced biology. Regenerates. Pyrokinetic, with the ability to create flame out of thin air, shape fire, or increase temperatures.
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

Over the course of a fight, Lung grows stronger, tougher, gains armor and claws. Eventually grows wings, alongside an compliment of lesser powers like enhanced hearing and reinforced biology. Regenerates. Pyrokinetic, with the ability to create flame out of thin air, shape fire, or increase temperatures.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'' dragons, usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.''  ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame.  Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison.  This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) is one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

Over the course of a fight, Lung grows stronger, tougher, gains armor and claws. Eventually grows wings, alongside an compliment of lesser powers like enhanced hearing and reinforced biology. Regenerates. Pyrokinetic, with the ability to create flame out of thin air, shape fire, or increase temperatures.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.
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| name        = Lung
| gender       = Male
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9&lt;br/&gt;[[Blaster]] 2-6 (fire and heat only)
| align       = Villain
| status      = Imprisoned
| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
| location    = [[Birdcage]] (current)&lt;br\&gt; [[Brockton Bay]] (prior to [[Interlude 6]]) 
| relations   = [[Bakuda]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt;[[Oni Lee]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt; [[Marquis]] (cells block leader)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==Powers ans Abilities==

Over the course of a fight, Lung grows stronger, tougher, gains armor and claws. Eventually grows wings, alongside an compliment of lesser powers like enhanced hearing and reinforced biology. Regenerates. Pyrokinetic, with the ability to create flame out of thin air, shape fire, or increase temperatures.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| name        = Lung
| gender       = Male
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9&lt;br/&gt;[[Blaster]] 2-6 (fire and heat only)
| align       = Villain
| status      = Imprisoned
| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
| location    = [[Birdcage]] (current)&lt;br\&gt; [[Brockton Bay]] (prior to [[Interlude 6]]) 
| relations   = [[Bakuda]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt;[[Oni Lee]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt; [[Marquis]] (cells block leader)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
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| relations   = [[Bakuda]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt;[[Oni Lee]] (former subordinate)&lt;br/&gt; [[Marquis]] (cells block leader)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| align       = Villain
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| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| align       = Villain
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| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.
==Trigger Event==
Lung triggered March 2nd 1997 after being forced to ingest a lethal amount of powdered drugs by a woman whose description matches [[Contessa ]] (at the time acting as a bodyguard to another woman matching [[Doctor Mother]] 's description).

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Males]]</text>
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.
==Trigger Event==
Lung triggered March 2nd 1997 after being forced to ingest a lethal amount of powdered drugs by a woman whose description matches [[Contessa ]] (at the time acting as a bodyguard to another woman matching [[Doctor Mother]] 's description).

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Males]]</text>
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|Row 8 title = Team
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|Row 9 info = Alive (Imprisoned)
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

His current status is unknown.
==Trigger Event==
Lung triggered March 2nd 1997 after being forced to ingest a lethal amount of powdered drugs by a woman whose description matches [[Contessa ]] (at the time acting as a bodyguard to another woman matching [[Doctor Mother]] 's description).

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Males]]</text>
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Leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]]. Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage.]]

Lung describes himself as being of mixed race in Interlude 6. He also notes he had been in prison before he came to America.

==History==
Lung was originally a member of a Chinese gang, of which several members were powered. However, after an encounter with [[Contessa]], every member of the gang except for Lung was killed. Lung would have died as well, his face pushed into a block of an unidentified drug, had he not triggered.

Lung fought [[Leviathan]] at some point before the events of the story. While he lost, for a time he was sufficiently powerful to hold his own in both durability and offensive power.

Lung later arrived in Brockton Bay, where he amassed a gang of every local Asian, including several powered lieutenants. For a long time, his gang was the most powerful in the area.

During [[Taylor|Skitter's]] first night out as a cape, she encountered and fought Lung. While she was unable to defeat him, she inflicted a massive amount of damage to him, and he was taken prisoner by [[Armsmaster]], where the sedatives placed on him suppressed his regenerative abilities.

He later appeared during the Hive arc, in a far more powerful form. He easily defeated Sundancer, Kaiser, and Menja, but was once again defeated by Skitter, this time using a catterpillar soaked in hallucinogenic fluids from [[Newter]]. Upon his defeat, he was sent to the Birdcage.

As his first act in the Birdcage, he killed Bakuda to prove himself too unstable to be bothered by other inmates. Despite this, he formed a bond, if not friendship, with [[Marquis]].

When the Birdcage was opened to bring out the inhabitants as reinforcements against Scion, he was one of them who took part. His powers let him hold his on for a while, but were not enough to do serious damage.

In the epilogue, his last known status is as a mercenary in the service of Teacher.
==Trigger Event==
Lung triggered March 2nd 1997 after being forced to ingest a lethal amount of powdered drugs by a woman whose description matches [[Contessa ]] (at the time acting as a bodyguard to another woman matching [[Doctor Mother]] 's description).

==Powers and Abilities==

Lung's power can be charged up for a period of time, and then released during a fight. Over the course of the expenditure of his power, Lung undergoes a number of physical changes, such as armor, claws, a tail, and even wings during later stages. He is also an extremely powerful regenerator, and a pyrokinetic whose ability increases as the rest of his powers do.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconciously or consciously.

==Appearances==

*[[Gestation 1.3]]
*[[Gestation 1.4]]
*[[Gestation 1.5]]
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Interlude 2]]
*[[Hive 5.6]]
*[[Hive 5.8]]
*[[Hive 5.9]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:Males]]</text>
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.

==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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[[Category:Villains]]
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      <comment>Changed the infobox title back to Lung. I'm not sure why Gesshoku decided to go with his real name here when they didn't on Regent and Panacea.</comment>
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.

==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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[[Category:Villains]]
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.

==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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[[Category:Villains]]
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.

==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History:==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History:==
Lung first appeared as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

He was later present after [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage. He admitted to losing respect for Marquis and wondered if the man would see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Kenta '''is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Originally, Lung was just the leader of a small-time street gang before triggering while suffering a drug overdose while fighting [[Contessa]]. He was sent to prison in the East and eventually escaped, making his way to America, where he defeated and absorbed a number of sub-gangs, retaining all the Asian members.
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History:==
Lung first appeared in the story as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

He was later present after [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage. He admitted to losing respect for Marquis and wondered if the man would see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared in the story as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

He was later present after [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage. He admitted to losing respect for Marquis and wondered if the man would see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance:==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung first appeared in the story as the Azn Bad Boys were about to go after the [[Undersiders]]. He gave them instructions, answered a question, and then twisted one of his subordinates' arms to get the time. When [[Skitter]] attacked, he blasted at her swarm with streams of flame. He then exploded in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that Skitter sent at him before detonating a second time. 

He lashed out with fire the moment he saw Skitter's swarm again. When a wasp stung his eyelid, he detonated again and roared. The next time Skitter attacked his eyes, he covered himself in flames and then began looking for her. He heard Skitter when she attempted to leave and roared victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Having found Skitter, Lung then jumped onto the building she was hiding on and climbed the rest of the way up. Skitter's pepper spray grazed his shoulder and erupted in a short-lived fireball before she hit his face and he screamed, letting go of the roof, before hauling himself over. He hit her with a wave of flame and then lashed out with a broad wave of flame.

When Lung could see again, he saw the Undersiders and lashed out with streams of flame. One of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs landed on him, forcing him to his knees while he held its claws away from his face. He used his free hand to smack it against the snout before it rhino-charged him and sent them both crashing into the street. There, he fought against it before Bitch sent her other two dogs after him. They beat him before returning to Bitch. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

He was later present after [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage. He admitted to losing respect for Marquis and wondered if the man would see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. He then wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;




When [[Armsmaster]] found him, he pumped Lung full of tranquilizers and welded a steel cage around him to temporarily restrain him. After Armsmaster talked to Skitter, he took Lung back to base. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

One of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] implants got the story of how Lung was captured and relay that to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during Bakuda's subsequent rampage before he was reinstated as the leader of the ABB. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; He caught overheard someone giving Skitter her name and spread it through the city as he looked for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a combined raid against the ABB. He ripped a hole in a wall and then followed his thugs into a warehouse before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He went to lung at Kaiser, but stopped to avoid impaling himself on a blade Kaiser created. He surveyed the room and then spotted Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

He laughed at Skitter and Kaiser before lunging at her. He was intercepted by Judas, but threw the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at the other dog. He lunged at Skitter again and was stopped by a barrier of blades. He tried jumping up to the rafters, but was slammed back down by a steel pillar. After he was trapped inside a pyramid of blades, he used his pyrokinesis to soften the metal and then used his monstrous strength to start climbing free. He was then slammed by another pillar which carried him to the opposite side of the room.

Lung then went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades before being beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. One blocked the flame he directed at them before Skitter sent her bugs at him again. He then raised a hand against[[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sphere only for his legs to buckle when it moved closer. Kaiser pushed him toward it and he fell into the molten asphalt before impaling him through the heart.

He then removed the spear and took it out, snapping it with his claws. He stood up and then lunged at Kaiser, flying over the blades, before slamming him against the wall a few times. He detonated and sent Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and then blasted her with a torrent of flames, backhanding her aside once the flames died. He turned to Skitter, laughed, and wiped all of the insects she had on him with a rush of flames.

Lung grabbed [[Bitch]] from Brutus' back and grabbed Brutus by the neck. He threw Brutus aside and stopped Angelica and Judas from advancing by hurting Bitch. He advanced towards Skitter and picked her up before dropping Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye, stepping on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter escaped his grasp before he fell forward, unconscious. Ending it, she cut out his eyes. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Skitter then called 911 to arrange for Lung to be picked up. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.10 &lt;/ref&gt; Lung got away and was later seen in a photo where a subordinate was leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into custody. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was then sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. On the way to the prison, Bakuda wanted him to use his power. He told her that he couldn't, but she got him angry enough and he eventually complied. He told her that he would be surprised if Oni Lee came to help them before heating up another piece of metal. He then made a plan to use [[Paige Mcabee|Canary's]] power to free them before he was dragged out of a van by a giant metal claw.

After being deposited in Cell Block "W", he went to the hole and gave some cigarettes he had obtained to the guard. He then gave some to a smaller contingent of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]]. Upon reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways one could survive in prison before she realized what was going on. She threatened to kill them both if he came closer only for him to say that she wasn't fast enough. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to kill Prisoners 304, 2 and 445. 

Lung later had dinner with Marquis. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own gang before arguing that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something from him before he told him about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay. &lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

He was later present after [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage. He admitted to losing respect for Marquis and wondered if the man would see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia:==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;




==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead. 

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation, he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer, though he has only participated in one such fight.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead. 

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead. 

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead. 

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them. 

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart. 

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt; 

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one. 

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed. 

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt; 

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left. 

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead. 

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt; 
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung is a tall, half-Chinese, half-Japanese man with tattoos of dragons running up his arms, back and neck. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans.
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. wSprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs that he recruited other capes such as [[Oni Lee]] from while killing the rest. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has a power that lets him gradually transform over the course of a conflict, gaining armor plating, enhanced strength, regeneration, claws, enhanced pyrokinesis, superhuman senses, and other benefits.  At the most extreme end of his transformation he is capable of trading blows with an Endbringer. It is revealed in his [[Interlude 22 (Donation Bonus #1)|interlude]] that he can build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.
==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5].

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes hos power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wears an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often goes without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''' is the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined Daiichi's Gang while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.
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==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.
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==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.
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==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''
**The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use, because of racial pride, or a combination of the two.
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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.
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==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison. This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconsciously or consciously.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall, a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve)&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abiltiies by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was overdosed on tranquillisers&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back, and he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight"&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;, his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconsciously or consciously.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokenesis===
In addition, Lung was a pyrokinetic; he could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability also became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abilties by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconsciously or consciously.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;.

At some point, presumably soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought "whole teams of heroes" without being captured&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that Lung would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. At the most extreme end of his transformation he was capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t an upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;.

===Pyrokenesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung's healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming Lung’s healing abilties by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing. This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.2&lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref&gt;Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 22&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung brings up his mixed ancestry and notes the prejudice he faced in his first stint in prison.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This prejudice/background, coupled with the fact that he recruited a gang of multiple races (Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese) and his recruitment of Bakuda (a half Asian) all point to one of the things that drives/drove him, subconsciously or consciously.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.


== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[SKitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation. He could feel the scales and fire beneath his skin.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

===Pyrokenesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly to all fire, although this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing. This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Tangle 6.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten san. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Background==
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[SKitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 



Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s transformation, but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| occupation = Gang Leader
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[SKitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 



Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s transformation, but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| family =
}}

'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s transformation, but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in new york.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in new york.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in new york.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-03/ Venom 29.3]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/15/speck-30-1/ Speck 30.1]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-28-cockroaches/28-03-arc-28-cockroaches/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumour to the public&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spearlike wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/29/hive-5-8/ Hive 5.8]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/hive-5-9/ Hive 5.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. 

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it, &lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-04/ Venom 29.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-06/ Venom 29.6]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known. &lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;
&lt;!---add to his interlude recollection dertodesbote.deviantart.com/art/Worm-There-Is-A-Dragon-In-Kyushu-Redrawn-627126641?q=gallery%3AUndersiders%2F59141339&amp;qo=0
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==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A Sentei Elite asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until Tōng Líng Tǎ captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.8 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.9 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later travelled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent. &lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Extinction 27.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.3&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cockroaches 28.5&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-30-speck/30-02/ Speck 30.2]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in new york.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| family =
}}

'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10 &lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.11 &lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Hive 5.2 &lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him. &lt;ref&gt; "Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6 &lt;/ref&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Venom 29.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in new york.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponans.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Daiichi's Gang
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact.&lt;ref name-"29.2"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her. &lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners.

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| occupation = Gang Leader
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Daiichi's Gang
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact.&lt;ref name-"29.2"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact.&lt;ref name-"29.2"/&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Daiichi's Gang
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; 

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head.  He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="16.z"&gt; [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/27/interlude-16-donation-bonus-3/ Interlude 16.z]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Daiichi's Gang
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| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| family =
}}

'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Kenta
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| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Lung joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they couldn't take on [[Contessa]], but wasn't able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung sank.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung and his mother later moved to Chaohu where he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he couldn't escape. The Yangban opened communications every two weeks afterward, asking him questions, and asked him to join them. He realized that the Yangban would break and brainwash him until he became one of them, but decided to risk it.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poison's to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="29.6"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;. He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt. &lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and his hair was longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body &lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;. He had a strong accent&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;. Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more then his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore an ornate metal mask and a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| family =
}}

'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by [[Skitter]]'s venom.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lungfinal.png
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Kenta
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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| age = Unknown
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| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



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=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| alias = Lung
| name = Kenta
|Image = Lung.jpg
| gender = Male
| age = Unknown
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Leader
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = [[Yangban]]
Daiichi's Gang
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Lung''', real name '''Kenta''', was a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. Sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

For a costume he wore an ornate metal mask&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; made of steel, resembling a dragon. His eyes were visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-6-tangle/6-02/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; And left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a situation had enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve).&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline spoiler
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[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref name-"29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt; [[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4"/&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5"/&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the &lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;L&lt;/span&gt;''óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). 
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Not in the [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ list of retracted edits].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire). Lung may have taken this name because Dragon was already in use (see [[Dragon]]), because of racial pride or because of a combination of the two.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]]
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
}}

'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9, [[Blaster]] 2-6,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)|Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

== Personality ==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus 3)]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing



--&gt;

=== Relationships ===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;

===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 12.5]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]]. &lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16 (Donation Bonus #3)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

==Trivia==
* Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indiscriminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with americans. After enduring it for year and four month Kenta realized that this will not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;
===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
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|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so. 

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume', sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He prefered to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)
|previous team = Independent; [[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===

Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===

Lung arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry of unclear allegiance.&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===

Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===

Lung arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry of unclear allegiance.&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Fought the combined forces of Antares, Capricorn, Precipice and Goddess with the assistance of the Pharmacist. Once the Pharmacist was captured by Antares, Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===

Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===

Lung arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Marquis]] noted that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].  --&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His healing could be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tranquilizers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===

Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Enter [[Goddess]]===

Lung arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. 
&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He would be deployed against Zion during the ensuing conflict. and present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
He 
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. 
&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
He 
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|name = Lung
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Queen 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. 
&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
He 
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. 
&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked  to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
He 
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].
==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|name = Lung
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung's power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His power granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when a he could  transform and by how much enough conflict to warrant transformation and use it's limited power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve -
 [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was immune to his own fire, and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but healing faster than it did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. 
&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Was presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (speculative)
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Ward]], [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
{{Sequel}}


===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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&lt;!----http://imgur.com/klHrDi6
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
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}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been effected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
{{Sequel}}


===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
{{Sequel}}


===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|name = Lung
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably on [[Earth Shin]].

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
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}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 18.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.
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===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|name = Lung
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent then typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br/&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br/&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;
===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/interlude-18-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung made it his mission to absorb all the Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24/infrared-19-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers,&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/community_readthrough_discussion_thread_week_7/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br/&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!---cite changer core thing--&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other atributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to Chaohu. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk it for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] where he joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without. Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;

Soon after reaching Brockton Bay, Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Colin Wallis|Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;[[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]].&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br/&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref "2.2 e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9"/&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br/&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name=9.11IIe1&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name=29.6"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"/&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"/&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.'' ''The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|alt=|thumb|320x320px|[https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote/art/Worm-Lung-780116085 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Lung-650908821 Image] by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep] on DeviantArt.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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|name = Lung
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he taught that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
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|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
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}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his psychology he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and sensory effects&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; some, like [[Goddess|Goddess']] overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; this aspect of his powers was not widely known,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]], [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.


He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.


Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.


His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.

[...]

As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.


Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.


I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.


Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.


At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.


There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.


In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His eyes began to glow white-hot.&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.


“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.


Too little, too late.


The Wretch wasn’t enough.


Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.


The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.


I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - excerpt from Gleaming 9.11&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees.- excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit.  - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.


Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.


[...]


While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.


The face beneath was even less human.


Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|name = Lung
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His eyes began to glow white-hot.&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.


“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.


Too little, too late.


The Wretch wasn’t enough.


Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.


The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.


I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - excerpt from Gleaming 9.11&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees.- excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit.  - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.


The face beneath was even less human.


Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His eyes began to glow white-hot.&lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
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}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

Three years later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After two years there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[CIU]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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{{infobox_character
|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|name = Lung
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|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959 on Reddit]
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|legal status = [[Villain]]
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (PoV)
| ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959] on Reddit
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Alive
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 6]] (PoV)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]] (Image)&lt;br&gt;[[Gleaming 9.10]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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{{quote|I dislike the idea of being a follower, little Skitter.  I maintain a territory, always.  I bring my enemies low, and I am feared and respected, always.  I enjoy the things I enjoy, drinking, food, fucking women.  Never being fully out of control.  You understand?|Lung to [[Taylor]]|[[Venom 29.8]]}}
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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959] on Reddit
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Alive
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 6]] (PoV)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]] (Image)&lt;br&gt;[[Gleaming 9.10]]
}}'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5"/&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE/&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"/&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br/&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4 c1"&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
--&gt;
===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6"/&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

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His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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{{quote|I dislike the idea of being a follower, little Skitter.  I maintain a territory, always.  I bring my enemies low, and I am feared and respected, always.  I enjoy the things I enjoy, drinking, food, fucking women.  Never being fully out of control.  You understand?|Lung to [[Taylor]]|[[Venom 29.8]]}}
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|name = Lung
|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959] on Reddit
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Alive
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 6]] (PoV)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Gleaming 9.9]] (Image)&lt;br&gt;[[Gleaming 9.10]]
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2" /&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br /&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4="" c1"=""&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3" /&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.[[File:Lung Action Comics style.jpg|thumb]]He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;[[File:Lung without mask.jpg|thumb]]Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Lung Worm}}

==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|image = Lung.jpg
|imagecaption = [https://redd.it/6s4rn6 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/wchen0959 wchen0959] on Reddit
|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
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|status = Alive
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
|general location = [[Japan]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center]]
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 6]] (PoV)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2" /&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br /&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4="" c1"=""&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3" /&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==

Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
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Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact. At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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{{quote|I dislike the idea of being a follower, little Skitter.  I maintain a territory, always.  I bring my enemies low, and I am feared and respected, always.  I enjoy the things I enjoy, drinking, food, fucking women.  Never being fully out of control.  You understand?|Lung to [[Taylor]]|[[Venom 29.8]]}}
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|civname = Kenta 
|alias = Lung
|gender = Male
|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
|civ occupation = Ganglord
|classification =  [[Brute]] 4-9*, [[Blaster]] 2-6*,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;(Official)&lt;br/&gt; [[Changer]],&lt;ref name="II9.10e1/&gt; [[Mover]] (Speculative)
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|status = Alive
|team = Independent?
|previous team = [[Azn Bad Boys]] (Disbanded)&lt;br/&gt;[[The Yàngbǎn]] (Prisoner)
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2" /&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br /&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4="" c1"=""&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3" /&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;
===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==

Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess|Goddess']], overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;
===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch|Bitch's]] dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;, although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser|Kaiser's]] blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact.&lt;ref name="29.2" /&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch|Bitch's]] enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda|Bakuda's]] spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer|Sundancer's]] sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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|age = 30ish
|family = Mother (Unnamed)
|power = Escalating Dracoform
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'''Kenta''', known publicly as '''Lung''', is a [[parahuman]] and the former leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
[[Dragon]] described Lung as having a "veneer of civility over a feral core self".&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt; [[Marquis]] described him similarly, and noted that he had broken the "[[Unwritten Rules|unspoken code]]" of parahumans, further he thought that Lung had excellent instincts, although he was better in a fight than over the course of a war.&lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Taylor Hebert]] considered it plausible that he would take a group of gangsters to go shoot some kids based solely on his reputation.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His mind may have been affected by the circumstances of his trigger event.&lt;ref&gt;Peter was still talking, responding to something Kayden had said.  “Drugs tend to create conditional powers.  It’s not hard and fast, but you get situations where the power is directly linked to one’s physical, mental or emotional state.  We think it’s because the power works off a template it builds as the powers first manifest.  If someone is riding an emotional high as they trigger, their powers will always be looking for a similarly excited state to operate at peak efficiency, often an emotion or drugs.  When people were caught trying to fabricate trigger events, sometimes they were intending to use this so the subject would be more easily controlled.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/01/31 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.y]].&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung tends to react to attempts at crude emotional manipulation, such as [[Victoria Dallon]]'s fear aura, with aggression.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt;

Unconventionally, Lung tries to absorb all Asian gangs in his territory, regardless of nationality.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2" /&gt; This was at least partly motivated by the discrimination he faced as a half-Chinese man in prison, which affected him deeply.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/index.php?title=Lung&amp;diff=4121&amp;oldid=4009 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;br /&gt;Note that this edit was [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/37804044/ partially retracted].&lt;/ref&gt;

He believed that there was no point in fighting the [[Endbringers]], as they could not be killed. He felt they were better regarded as forces of nature.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; he preferred to just rule his section of Brockton Bay uncontested.&lt;ref name"22.4="" c1"=""&gt;Lung has a high classification but a relatively low level of ambition. He had one powered minion (until early 2011 when he recruited Bakuda) and sought primarily to hold the docks as his territory. He ruled like a lesser king, had prostitutes and sex slaves, a protection racket and drug dealing, but he wasn’t fighting for a footing downtown.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For all his (potential) power, he’d settled into a role as a street thug and gang leader.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In terms of actual fighting, he also has to hold his own long enough to transform, and that’s sometimes tricky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-22333 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung claimed that he had grown too used to power to bow and scrape for any length of time, although he was exceptionally polite at first while in prison. He preferred to be seen as a madman.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; He had a strong belief in the power of fear; he was content to remain a seemingly minor villain in [[Brockton Bay]] because everyone there knew and feared him, allowing him to slowly grow his reputation without fear.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;!--tie in the strong valid in fear to the madmen stuff--&gt;

During his Interlude, he thought to himself that his power's greatest drawback was the risk that he might die before he grew strong enough. He made a vow to himself that he would never die, never lose a fight. He resolved to always defeat those who insulted him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; [[Taylor]] suspected that he would resent her succeeding where he failed more than his defeats at her hands.&lt;ref name="28.3" /&gt;
&lt;!---petty king happy to lounge around and do nothing
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===Relationships===
[[Oni Lee]] was Lung's "flunky" in the [[ABB]], and his only [[parahuman]] subordinate for a time.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

His subordinates in the ABB didn't protest when he grabbed them, even when it was painful.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; He occasionally lapsed into another language when speaking to them.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;

[[Bakuda]] joined the ABB just before the story began.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt; His relationship with the half-White [[parahuman]] was influenced by his mixed-race background.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

===Reputation===
While his ability to solo an Endbringer, which few parahumans can, is known to certain authorities it hasn't seemingly traveled outside parahuman circles, Lung also hasn't seemd to trumpet the fact considering such fights futile.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB"&gt;“''The American heroes approached you.  What deals did you strike?''“&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Again, he didn’t answer.  He’d tried to tell them the truth, that he’d told the heroes to go away.  The Endbringers couldn’t die.  There was no point to fighting them.  Twice they had approached him with better deals, promising him the world, but he’d turned them down twice in turn.  He’d considered the idea of taking the third offer, but then he’d followed his mother to the C.U.I. states and lost touch with the Americans.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“I have enemies,” Lung thought.  “Those who have slighted me, those who have won.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Like Leviathan?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lung shook his head.  “Leviathan, I beat, if you can even call it an enemy.  It is a force of nature.  No, I speak of other enemies, insults old and new.  I will defeat each of them in turn, and then I will rule.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Of note Lung's page on [[Parahumans Online]] redirected to the page on the [[ABB]] which covered everyone on the team,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1"&gt;I looked up Lung on the wiki, which I had done often enough before, as part of my research and preparation for being a superhero.  I’d wanted to be sure I knew who prominent local villains were and what they could do.  The search for ‘Lung’ redirected to a catch-all page on his gang, the ABB, with quite a bit of detailed information.  The information on Lung’s powers was pretty in line with my own experience, though there was no mention of the super-hearing or him being fireproof. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and makes no mention of his fight with Leviathan.

==Appearance==
Lung was a little over six feet tall,&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; a half-Chinese, half-Japanese man.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was muscular, but not superhumanly so.

He does not wear much of a costume, besides an ornate steel mask that resembled a dragon,&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; and left his eyes visible behind it.&lt;ref&gt;It was an image of Lung in his human shape, his eye sockets dark, raw and empty behind his steel dragon mask, his hand on one of his gang members’ shoulder. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/17/tangle-6-2/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Instead he is the 'costume'; sprawling tattoos covered his body from the neck down, all depicting dragons from Eastern mythology. He wore a pair of jeans, and often went without a shirt exposing his tattoos.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; The light brown of his eyes was permanently surrounded by an expanse of bloodshot red instead of whites.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt;

In the [[Birdcage]], he wore the standard grey cotton clothing, but tore the sleeves off his shirt to expose his arms.&lt;ref name="I16" /&gt; He had more dragon tattoos done while in the [[Birdcage]], and grew his hair longer.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

Lung spoke in a deep, gravelly, commanding voice&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; as a result of the changes his power made to his body.&lt;ref name="I22.y"/&gt; He had a strong accent.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Taylor noted that "for someone as brutal and vicious as he was in the heat of battle, Lung had cold eyes."&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt;

When his power was in effect, Lung slowly transformed into a dragon-like creature with metal scales. Lung's transformation made his eyes glow orange, like molten metal.&lt;ref name="29.4"&gt;[[Venom 29.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.1"&gt;[[Speck 30.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="1.5"/&gt; He would sometimes lose his mask in serious fights, revealing a catlike face with four mouthparts in an X shape, which made it difficult for him to speak when heavily transformed.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Lung has an enhanced physique, being stronger and more resilent than typical, with pyrokinetic abilites and excellent recovery abilities.&lt;ref name="I22.y e131"&gt;His power had granted him additional strength, durability, regeneration and control over fire even in his ordinary form, but the changes to his body had altered his voice. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; What truly sets him apart is that his power caused him to gradually transform, making his powers more potent the longer he was in a fight. He healed at a superhuman rate, got stronger, got tougher, got bigger, and he grew armor plating complete with blades at each fingertip.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a"&gt;I wasn’t sure what his upper limit was, but I knew that when he’d had a good ten or fifteen minutes of growing time, he had been able to take on the entire Brockton Bay Protectorate, plus visitors and guests.  He didn’t get tired, and his regeneration sped up as he escalated.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The problem was that that took time. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II9.10e1&gt;Lung is a changer, with powers hooked into the change [...] Lung changes to the same thing every time, slow progression, but a steady ramp-up the longer he’s in a fight.  Metal armor, pyrokinesis, enhanced senses, physiology, quickness, added parts. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; His scales resembled knives or spades,&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and were bulletproof.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;Lung was already partially changed as we sighted him.  He had enough scales that the officers who shot at him weren’t getting through, and he was big enough that the bullets that did make contact seemed to lack stopping power. Each couple of gunshots was answered by Lung throwing out a rolling wave of flames. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

As a product of his personality and durability he has some resistance to [[Master]] powers, such as emotional manipulation&lt;ref name=9.11IIeE&gt;But Lung was part of the handful I’d fought where I could input fear and get ''anger''.  Dean had run into the same thing, with emotions other than fear returning the same output.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Some people, especially those of a more feral stripe, just processed things in a different way.  The upside was the tactical advantage in it, if I could adjust my expectations fast enough.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The downside was that I had to make that adjustment.  ''Most'' of my costumed fighting experience was that my enemies would hesitate, get sloppy, or back off, but Lung, like Bitch, like the cooler but still dangerous Krieg or the seemingly unflappable Victor who would still act ''differently'' when under the influence of my power, attacking faster and more recklessly.  They were the people who were angry at the world, or those with the natural predisposition to fight rather than fly. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; and pain or pleasure induction,&lt;ref name="RPPS"&gt;
He'd recover from the pain faster. He's tough enough that he could probably endure through a few instances of it, and he'd get tougher over time. Chances are good that if she used her power on him, it might work at first, but if she kept trying to use it on him he'd turn around and surprise her, maybe with burns. If he saw she was aggressively trying to close in, he'd probably start fires between herself and him to make getting close harder.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He'd recover from pleasure faster, for the record. It's an extension of the same process that makes him recover from poisons, blindness, and such much faster than is ordinary.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His transformation isn't tied to harm taken or anything like that. It would just be a steady thing so long as he's in a fight, with a leap forward in transformation if he's in a critical situation (see him being stabbed through the chest the fight vs. Kaiser), and corresponding acceleration of recovery. - [https://redd.it/cmg2g6 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;  tending to respond with anger.&lt;ref name="9.11IIeE" /&gt; However some Master effects, like [[Goddess]]', overpower this trait.&lt;ref name=9.11IIe1/&gt;

===Transformation===
[[File:Worm -- Lung By DerTodesbote.png|left|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/dcwglf9 Image] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote] on DeviantArt.]]
Lung's physical transformation began with scales growing over part of his body, providing armor. His fingertips sprouted claws. After a short while, his back would abruptly grow, sprouting scales and making him grow a foot taller.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; A similar tear and subsequent sprouting of scales might come at his shoulder.&lt;ref&gt;Lung marched through knee-high fire, grabbing one of his wrists, hauling on it.  His shoulder came apart almost as if he’d torn it partially off, a gap visible in the flesh over where ball met socket.  Spikes and scales spilled out, stabbing through flesh and filling the gap, layering the surrounding area. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point before his body was entirely covered in scales, he was sufficiently large and durable that any bullets striking his exposed skin didn't do much to slow him down,&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; nor did slivers of metal.&lt;ref&gt;Goddess hurled a metal beam at him, and he leaped to the side, where he was struck by a volley of something else.  Slivers or spikes.  Some impaled him, but they didn’t slow him down. [...]  Lung was bright and easy to see.  Where he was covered in metal scales, the metal reflected the flames.  The rest of him was more of a silhouette against the bright flames.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was seven or eight feet tall, his shoulders were easily three feet across, and he was completely covered in scales. He was still able to speak normally, and he was still vulnerable to pepper spray, although it wore off unusually quickly. He was strong enough to make [[Bitch]]'s dogs rear back from the impact.&lt;ref name="1.5"&gt;[[Gestation 1.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The dogs were able to subdue him, although he was weakened somewhat by the venom from [[Skitter]]'s bugs.&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He grew wings if he fought long enough,&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; although this was only a rumor to the public.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; By the time he was nearly fifteen feet tall, spear-like wing-nubs stuck out of his shoulders. His voice was distorted; the shape of his skull and face were more catlike than human, and his nose and mouth were a single X-shaped opening, bristling with pointed teeth that stuck in every direction.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; His neck alone was nearly as long as [[Taylor]]'s torso and thicker at the base, tapering down to a more or less normal sized head. He could bend his neck in a ‘u’ shape to look behind himself. He was strong enough to leap to the rafters of a warehouse, and to throw one of [[Bitch]]'s dogs across the room. He employed martial-arts-like throws, which Taylor speculated might be a result of enhanced reflexes and flexibility rather than skill. His fingers were tipped with foot-long blades. His armour could be penetrated by [[Kaiser]]'s blades, but he was tough enough to survive even serious wounds.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; He was strong enough to overpower [[Victoria Dallon]]'s superhuman strength.&lt;ref&gt;I flew to the beam, grabbing it and trusting the Wretch to grab it on pure reflex.  It was a narrow shield and a deflection that kept the worst of the flames from knocking the Wretch back out of existence.  It was my weapon, to keep Lung at bay, to try and knock him down.  This time we swung.&lt;br&gt;
He caught the beam with both arms, feet skidding in dirt.&lt;br&gt;
Then it was only one foot in dirt.  The other came up, forward, and stomped down on the length of metal.    The Wretch broke, and the end of the metal beam struck the earth with enough force to send dirt pluming over my head, above me and behind me.&lt;br&gt;
His weapon now.  He drew it back, adjusting his grip as he did to account for the lack of traction, ready to swing. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung's wings then unfurled, batlike with silvery scales where the bat had fur, and dark red flesh that stretched between the ‘fingers’ of the wings. His entire midsection rearranged so he stood another foot or two taller. He was faster, stronger, more maneuverable.&lt;ref name="5.9"&gt;[[Hive 5.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; His increasingly alien "face" extended down the sides of his neck. He was strong enough to tear or bite through his own limbs. Although Goddess's telekinesis was able to stab numerous metal spears through him, he wasn't stopped by the injuries, nor by tearing off his own arm and hand.&lt;ref&gt;The face with the multiple sections that could pull away or draw in had expanded, and the growth included his neck now, with sections that could pull back, revealing teeth within.  There were spots that looked like they were scales that caught the light really well, but I was suspicious that they were eyes glowing molten.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
As a steel beam slammed into his arm, crushing part of it, driving through flesh and scale, he didn’t look surprised or bothered.   He lunged out of the way of the remainder of the volley, and then he seized his damaged flesh.&lt;br&gt;
Where scales had been parted, he dug in claws, and he tore away the flesh that burned.  Damage that would have killed another man served for Lung to have a handhold in his own altered flesh.  He tore into chest and arm, the chunks burning like crimson rags soaked in gasoline.&lt;br&gt;
I took flight before he could finish.  I saw him tear away fifteen pounds of mass with blade-like scales embedded in skin, in muscle, and in one fragment of bone.  I saw the blood spill to the ground by modest buckets worth, and he barely seemed to care.  His focus was on the hand that he’d used to tear, that now burned.&lt;br&gt;
Goddess was using the weapons she’d already used for her earlier volley.  They were pulled free all as one, then sent out in another volley.  As Lung brought his wrist to his mouth, the volley struck home.  Spikes that were ten feet long impaled his legs and fixed them to the ground.  Others caught him in the chest.  One struck his face and knocked a mouth-part free, and sent the burning hand flying.&lt;br&gt;
At his back, wings unfolded.  He opened the various mouth parts to drool out the last chunks of his hand. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to recover from having his torso split open in moments without slowing down.&lt;ref&gt;The hit connected, and I saw the spray of blood as one side of his chest cavity opened.  Sternum to lower rib.  Sliced through the lung.&lt;br&gt;
There was no humor in the irony, only a chill, as I saw blood fountain out.&lt;br&gt;
In the midst of smoke, I saw him stagger.  I saw him draw in a deep breath, his chest coming apart in sections, like twenty fragments breaking apart, then coming back together in another configuration.  His back popped, scale scraping against scale as it extended. [...] It hadn’t even slowed him down. - excerpt from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;“Goddess!” I shouted.  We needed to coordinate on this.&lt;br&gt;
“She’s gone.  Getting more help,” a woman’s voice cut through the smoke.&lt;br&gt;
Too little, too late.&lt;br&gt;
The Wretch wasn’t enough.&lt;br&gt;
Even if I’d been one hundred percent coordinated, it wouldn’t have been enough.&lt;br&gt;
The purple flames surged, diffuse in the gray-black haze of smoke.  Lung’s eyes were molten white, larger than before.&lt;br&gt;
I heard him chuckle.  He knew.  That we were past the point where we could do it. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the time he was as large as [[Leviathan]] - that is, thirty feet tall - he had four wings, four hands, and two digitigrade feet. He was bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales.&lt;ref&gt;I could see Lung finding his feet.  As large as Leviathan, four wings, four hands, two digitigrade feet.  King of Cup's power had faded, but regeneration had made up for it.  Lung was intact, naked, massive, monstrous and bristling with layers upon layers of silver scales. - [[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At the most extreme end of his transformation he was larger than Leviathan and capable of trading blows with an Endbringer; four wings extended from his back.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; There wasn’t a hard upper limit to how strong he could get.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/#comment-23797 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Although Taylor believed that Lung "only started returning to normal when there was nobody left to fight",&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; his power actually began to leave him during his fight with Leviathan.&lt;ref name="I22.y e78"&gt;For that indeterminate period of time, Lung was king of the world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But he began to weaken.  The lesser heroes were gone, washed away or helping others to evacuate, the greater heroes a distance away.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And Lung had nothing to fuel his power.  He was engaged in a fight of ten times the scale he’d been in before, and his power was leaving him. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] on [[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; His [[passenger]] decided when he could  transform and by how much, enough potential conflict could warrant further transformation and use of its vast, but still limited, power reserve.&lt;ref&gt;Lung doesn't actually run on adrenaline thoug it's very easily confused. Lung has a strong (if conditional) connection to his passenger, which decides when a situation has enough conflict to warrant transformation (and expenditure of the passenger's energy reserve - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2f5ath/_/ck6mceu Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; He transformed faster against more formidable or numerous opponents.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="I22.y e78" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Bulletbrainsurgery: Can't find the exact quote at the moment, but I think it's implied in his interlude that he ramps up faster when there are capes around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br /&gt; Yep - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6jfn5k/spoilers_lungs_power/djeasqd/?context=3 conversation] with Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Enemies hidden by [[Mantellum]]'s powers didn't provoke Lung's ability, even if he could see them.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;

Anticipating a fight, Lung could build up a charge to accelerate the rate of his transformation.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; He could feel the scales and heat building up inside him.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; When he was on the brink of transforming, his eyes glowed orange and scales stood out under his skin like hives.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="29.5"&gt;[[Venom 29.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Pyrokinesis===
Lung could create flame out of thin air, shape it, intensify it, and so on. This ability became stronger as he transformed.&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; His flames didn't require fuel, and may not have consumed oxygen.&lt;ref&gt;Surely he was burning up all of the oxygen in his vicinity.  Didn’t he need to breathe?  What the hell was the fuel source for his fire? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Fires, purple and otherwise, spread out across ground that should have been exhausted of all fuel sources. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/25/gleaming-9-10/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could create a small flame in his hand and hold it,&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; or hurl fireballs through the air.&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt;

[[File:Lung by lonsheep-darj8gl.png|thumb|320px|[http://fav.me/darj8gl Image] [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.]]
His power was partially inhibited by tranquilizers, damp, and cold. Even under their effects, without transforming, he was still able to heat a metal strip white-hot.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He could light a flame in his hands without transforming.&lt;ref name="29.4" /&gt; 

Early in a fight, with only a portion of his body covered in armor, he was able to fire jets of fire into the sky and create localized explosions that burned everyone around him.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; By the time he was a foot taller, he was capable of keeping himself constantly on fire.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; He could throw out rolling waves of flame.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; He could curve and shape the pillars of flame he sent out towards targets,&lt;ref&gt;A column of flame stabbed skyward like an giant’s spear, forged of explosions.  I flew out of the way, and the spear curved, following me.  I tried to fly  back toward the base of the column so that the ‘head’ with the momentum behind it would have a harder time chasing me, saw a light pulse within it, and I put some distance between myself and the column.  The column expanded- regular orange fire, and not purple.  He was holding back on the purple. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; or shape existing flames into curving pillars and spears&lt;ref name=":2"&gt;Columns and tapered spikes of fire speared up without much warning or reasoning as to where they came from.  Lung wasn’t near all or even most of them, but he fired, and the orange light illuminated me.  As Teacher’s thralls had done with their anti-air guns, Lung was trying to box me in, caging me.  Five spikes in a couple of seconds, all curving in the air as I changed my direction. [...]  As I fell down, fire spiked up, aimed right for me. [...] As I made my aerial maneuvers around flares that worked like explosions constrained within invisible cylinders, the heat in the air sucked all moisture from my mouth and eyes.  Had I been running, the heat would have knocked the wind out of me, saw me crumpling to my knees. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=":3"&gt;Double fuck, I thought, as fire came down from above, far too close to me.  He’d manipulated the fire of a spear of flame that extended high above me.  The prickle of heat and the wave of it that seemed to soak into my core and take the breath from my lungs and the oxygen from my blood hit me harder than the last time.  It was that staggering, fall-to-my-knees kind of heat, and it hadn’t been a direct hit. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; which resisted attempts to extinguish them with telekinesis.&lt;ref&gt;I saw Lung fire out the long gouts of flame that pierced through the sky, illuminating the scant clouds above and turning them orange.  He placed them all in Goddess’ vicinity, and she used her telekinesis to scatter the flame.  The fires didn’t go out, instead licking through the heavy smoke in the air like slow motion explosions.&lt;br&gt;
Lung was keeping the air aflame using his pyrokinesis.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
While airborne, he slashed with one hand, flames at his fingertips, and fire moved in a similar pattern a dozen feet below and behind him.  The movement of the fire connected one of the columns of fire he’d made near Goddess to a nearby patch of purple flame. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; He could extinguish patches of his flames if he wished.&lt;ref&gt;I used my aura, with an eye on where the purple flames were still burning below.  The purple fire on the ground expanded, touched other flames and spread through them.  It was a domino effect, and one that Lung seemed aware of.  He used his power to extinguish fires around him, a sharp intake of breath’s span before the purple fire spread to that area.  - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Past a certain point, his fires were hot enough to weaken anyone near them who wasn't resistant to fire.&lt;ref name=":3" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":2" /&gt; With his body fully inhuman, he could cause all fire across a wide area to swell dramatically. [[Victoria Dallon]] speculated that he would reach the point where he could take on [[Goddess]] and her army singlehanded shortly after.&lt;ref name=":4"&gt;He was big now, but he was nimble.  A corner of the building hit the ground and rolled through the fires without breaking up.  Lung leaped on top of it, then leaped to another point, the beam that Rain had sliced.  It was just the tip, cut at a diagonal, and left leaning against the fence.  Lung had one foot on the tip, another on the top of the chickenwire fence, barbed wire crumpled underfoot.  No skin showed, his arms, legs, spine and neck were all extended now, and the mass along the length of his body was swelling steadily.  He reached up with claws of steel, seized his mask, and tore it free, casting it off.&lt;br&gt;
The face beneath was even less human.&lt;br&gt;
Lung lifted one claw, moving it through the air.  Fire swelled dramatically.  I could see that the point where he didn’t even need the purple fire anymore wasn’t that far away. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When he was fifteen feet tall, his fire was blue-yellow and hot enough to soften steel. At sixteen or seventeen feet tall, his "explosion" was ten times as large and hot as before. He was able to disrupt [[Sundancer]]'s attempts to form her miniature sun, and create a huge torrent of flame large enough to hide his form and engulf her. &lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; Shortly past this point, [[Victoria Dallon]] and Lung himself estimated that he was singlehandedly the equal of Goddess and her combined army.&lt;ref name=":4" /&gt;&lt;ref name=":1" /&gt;

When he was thirty feet tall, his power resembled Sundancer's, being more like plasma than fire, and melted sand on contact.&lt;ref name="29.2" /&gt; At the most extreme end of his transformation, when he was larger than [[Leviathan]], he burned so hot that the steel-like flesh just beneath Leviathan’s skin was blackening and charring to ash by proximity alone.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung was [[Manton Effect|immune to his own fire]], and possibly resistant to fire generally, but this wasn't widely known.&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; However, even combined with his superhuman stamina, this didn't fully protect him from the intense heat produced by [[Sundancer]]'s power.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

===Healing===
Lung could heal almost any injury, given time, provided it didn't kill him outright. It would take him about a month to regrow a limb. By the time he was sixteen feet tall, he could shrug off a spear through his heart.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; His eyes had partly grown back by the time he was tried, taking over a week to heal.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; His flesh would decompose without a connection to his brain.&lt;ref&gt;(The eyes would decompose without a connection point to Lung’s brain.) - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2731 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="r1"&gt;Brutes (esp. regenerators) and changers often relocate their cores/coronas to the hardest to access part of their body, or adapt to do without. - [https://redd.it/6d99gw Reddit comment] by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

When fighting [[Leviathan]], he rapidly recovered from a blow from the [[Endbringer]] that shattered bones and organs, even though he wasn't yet strong enough to hurt the Endbringer. By the time he was half the size of the monster - that is, fifteen feet tall - he was able to trade blows with it, not hitting as hard as Leviathan but recovering faster than the endbringer did.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung's healing made him resistant, but not totally immune, to toxins.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt; This makes medical care, including dosage, difficult as medicine needs to be calibrated to account for his healing abilities. &lt;ref name="9.11IIe1"&gt;“It’s a power nullifying chemical,” the same woman said.  She stepped forward.  Words were tattooed beneath her eyes, so they traced straight lines down to her jaw.  ‘Crock’ and ‘Shit’.  Colorful, for words in black ink.  More ink put scales at her arms and neck.  “Nullifying your influence, Goddess.”&lt;br /&gt;[...]&lt;br /&gt;Goddess turned her attention to Lung.  “Did you take the drug?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He shook his head.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Truth,” Crock o Shit said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“He regenerates,” I said.  “Drugs have reduced effect.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lung nodded. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29 Excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; His system can still be "overloaded" if he overdosed with drugs, overwhelming his healing abilities by forcing them to focus entirely on fighting off the poison. This allowed [[Skitter]]'s poisons to do more damage than they usually would while he was fighting off tinker tranquilizers administered by [[Armsmaster]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/interlude-12%C2%BD/#comment-3253 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Interlude 12.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses ===
By the time he had grown a foot taller, Lung had significantly enhanced hearing,&lt;ref name="29.5" /&gt; &lt;ref name="29.6&amp;quot;"&gt;[[Venom 29.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and like his other attributes it scaled as he transformed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; This aspect of his powers was not widely known to the public,&lt;ref name="2.2 e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt; but was known to [[New Wave]].&lt;ref&gt;His senses were improving, going by his ability to track me in the gloom. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/09/29/gleaming-9-11/ excerpt] from [[Gleaming 9.11]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History ==
===Background===
Kenta joined [[Daiichi's Gang]] while he was in school. Daiichi found out about a drug deal and planned to interrupt it and take the money that was being used to pay for the drugs. Lung realized shortly after they attacked that they could not take on [[Contessa]], but was not able to get Daiichi to listen to him. He was taken down by Contessa who then attempted to suffocate him by keeping his face pressed down in the drugs. He ingested some of the drug and then triggered after realizing that he might be having a heart attack. He pretended to be dead until Contessa left. He got up and found the other members of his gang dead or dying before holding Arata's hand until he died.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

[[File:ELL vs. EEL.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[http://fav.me/daddi0h Lung battling Leviathan in Kyushu] by [https://www.deviantart.com/dertodesbote dertodesbote].]]When [[Leviathan]] attacked Kyushu, Lung watched and waited for his power to make him strong enough to fight the Endbringer. A [[Sentai Elite]] asked him about whether he was a hero or villain before he told her that he was neither and that she should be fighting. She told him about her power and he told himself that he was going to fight. When he noticed Leviathan was occupied, he charged into battle. He eventually became capable of battling Leviathan by himself and fought the Endbringer for an indeterminate period of time. Eventually, he began to weaken because of the lack of something to fuel his power with. Leviathan broke away and retreated into the ocean and Lung, being unable to swim, was retrieved by [[Alexandria]].&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

After the battle, the [[Protectorate]] repeatedly tried to recruit Kenta, but he turned down all offers, believing that Endbringers cannot die.&lt;ref name="I22.y EB" /&gt;

One year later, Lung and his mother moved to [[Wikipedia:Chaohu|Chaohu]], in the [[Chinese Union-Imperial|CUI]]. After four months there he was arrested by the [[Yangban]]. He learned the rules of prison and bowed his head to a leader of the prison who used him in a war against another. He was placed in higher security where he attacked a man bringing him food, nearly escaping the prison until [[Tōng Líng Tǎ]] captured him and then trapped him in the base of a pit he could not escape. Every two weeks he was asked to join The Yangban and reveal his connections with Americans. After enduring it for a year and four months, Kenta realized that this would not stop and the Yangban would eventually erode his will and steal his powers, so he decided to risk joining for a chance to break out.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung eventually escaped the Yangban and travelled to the [[United States of America]] where he joined the original [[Azn Bad Boys]], He defeated the local heroes and a number of other gangs, one of which he recruited [[Oni Lee]] from.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt; He typically suborned gangs, cannibalized them for assets and manpower, then discarded anyone he didn't want.&lt;ref name="2.2 e2"&gt;The section beneath the description of Lung and his powers covered his subordinates.  He was estimated to have forty or fifty thugs working for him across Brockton Bay, largely drawn from the ranks of Asian youth.  It was pretty unconventional for a gang to include members of the variety of nationalities that the ABB did, but Lung had made it a mission to conquer and absorb every gang with Asian members and many without.  Once he had the manpower he needed, the non-Asian gangs were cannibalized for assets, their members discarded.  Even though there were no more major gangs in the east end of town to absorb, he was still recruiting zealously.  His method, now, was to go after anyone older than twelve and younger than sixty.  It didn’t matter if you were a gang member or not.  If you were Asian and you lived in Brockton Bay, Lung and his people expected you to either join or to pay tribute one way or another.  There had been local news reports on it, newspaper articles, and I could remember seeing signs in the guidance counselor’s office detailing where people who were targeted in this way could go for help. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/09 Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He eventually came to Brockton Bay, soon after arriving Lung fought and defeated a [[Protectorate]] team consisting of [[Armsmaster]], [[Dauntless]], [[Miss Militia]], [[Velocity]], [[Challenger]], [[Assault]] and [[Battery]]. He suffered a number of minor defeats at the hands of various teams, including the [[Guild]], the local [[Protectorate]] and [[Wards]], and [[New Wave]], but consistently managed to evade capture, fighting whole teams of heroes at once.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt;&lt;ref name="II19.1a" /&gt;

At one point [[Victor]] sent Lung video of ABB members he abducted and tortured.&lt;ref&gt;According to the gathered info that had been released about the Empire Eighty-Eight villains, [Victor]’d once tortured ABB gang members, taking away all pain tolerance and willpower, because those were skills we all learned over the course of our lives.  He’d broken them, then taunted Lung with videos of him lording over the once-proud gang members that now acted like animals. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/11/19 Excerpt] from [[Radiation 18.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Lung exited a building alongside his underlings who then gathered around as he told them how they should deal with the [[Undersiders]]. He then attacked the sudden swarm of insects that descended on them before detonating in a blast of rolling heat to kill the insects that came at him. He detonated again before lashing out when he saw the insects again. He detonated again after a wasp stung his eyelid and roared. A honeybee stung his eye before he covered himself from head-to-toe in flame and began to look for his assailant. His enhanced hearing picked up on the sound of crunching gravel and he whirled around to see a figure standing atop a nearby building before roaring victoriously.&lt;ref name="1.4" /&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and onto the building his assailant was hiding on and started to climb up. When he got to the top, his shoulder was grazed by pepper spray which then erupted into a short-lived fireball. He was then struck in the face with the spray and he screamed. He stumbled but managed to stay on the roof so that, when the pain passed, he hauled himself over the edge of the roof. He lashed out with a broad wave of flame before demanding that his assailant make some noise so he could find them.

Then, he wiped his eyes and spotted the Undersiders atop a nearby roof from firing at them. He was forced to his knees when one of [[Bitch]]'s enhanced dogs landed on him before he smacked its snout, forcing it back. It then rhino-charged him which sent them both tumbling off the roof where they then crashed onto the street. He fought the dog for a while before Bitch sent her other two dogs down to assist it. Together, they managed to defeat him before leaving him on the street.&lt;ref name="1.5" /&gt;

Lung was later found by [[Armsmaster]] who had arrived on his bike. He tranquillized Lung before welding a steel cage around him as a temporary restraint. He was then taken by Armsmaster and put into PRT custody where he received medical treatment.&lt;ref name="1.6" /&gt;

Lung got in contact with one of [[Bakuda]]'s spies in the PRT and had them relay the story of his defeat to her.&lt;ref name="4.10"&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Oni Lee]] helped him escape during the subsequent bombings around the city before he was reinstated as the leader of the Azn Bad Boys.&lt;ref name="4.11"&gt;[[Shell 4.11]]&lt;/ref&gt; When he overheard someone talking about the name the PRT gave Skitter, he spread it through the city and said that he was looking for her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was inside one of the Azn Bad Boys' warehouse when the coalition of Brockton Bay's other gangs attacked. He ripped a hole in the warehouse wall and followed his thugs inside before [[Max Anders|Kaiser]] entered. He lunged at Kaiser, but stopped himself to avoid being impaled on the blade Kaiser created. He then surveyed the room before spotting Skitter.&lt;ref name="5.8" /&gt;

Lung laughed before lunging at Skitter only to be intercepted by Judas. He tossed the dog across the room and then hurled Angelica at it. He was then blocked by a barrier of blades before he tried to jump up to the rafters. He was slammed back to the ground by a steel pillar before Kaiser trapped him inside a pyramid of blades. Lung softened the metal and tore his way free before another pillar carried him to the opposite side of the room. He went after Kaiser, sidestepping an outcropping of blades, and was beaten back by [[Fenja]] and [[Menja]]. He directed flame at them only for one of the twins to block it before Skitter directed her insects at him. He raised a hand against [[Sundancer]]'s sun only for his legs to buckle as she moved it closer. Kaiser pushed him towards the sun and he fell into the molten asphalt underneath it before Kaiser impaled him through the heart.

Lung removed the spear and snapped it with his claws before standing up. He lunged at Kaiser and flew over his blades before slamming Kaiser against the wall a few times. He detonated and drove Fenja and Menja back before driving his hand into Menja's gut. He stopped Sundancer from using her power and sent a torrent of flames at her, backhanding her once the flames died and she was revealed to be unhurt. He then turned to Skitter, laughed, and killed her insects with a rush of flames. He grabbed Bitch from Brutus' back and grabbed the dog by the neck, throwing the dog aside. When Angelica and Judas rushed forward, he stopped them by threatening to harm Bitch. He then picked up Skitter and dropped Bitch to deal with a fly near his eye only to then step on her to prevent her from escaping. Skitter managed to escape before he fell forward due to the hallucinogenic blood that Skitter had coated her insect with. She then finished it by carving his eyes out.&lt;ref name="5.9" /&gt;

Lung was later seen in a photograph showing a subordinate leading him through the Docks. &lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was later brought into PRT custody and sentenced to the [[Birdcage]].&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was restrained and put into a van alongside [[Paige Mcabee]] and Bakuda. Bakuda goaded him into using his power to heat a few pieces of metal. He made a plan to use Paige's power to control the people who would transfer them into the Birdcage and free them only to be dragged out of the van by metallic arms. He was then told by [[Dragon]] what the Birdcage was and his chances of escaping before he was transported into the prison.

Lung later traveled to the hole between the male and female sections of the prison and bribed the guard with some cigarettes. He then gave some cigarettes to a group of guards as a gift for [[Glaistig Uaine]]. After reaching Bakuda's cell, he informed her of the four ways a person could survive in prison. She threatened to kill the both of them if he came any closer to her before he told her that she wouldn't be fast enough to stop him.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; He killed her and then went on to murder three other prisoners, one of whom was the second person ever incarcerated in the Birdcage.&lt;ref name="10.5" /&gt;

Lung later had dinner with [[Marquis]]. He was annoyed with how Marquis had run his own organization and then argued that Marquis controlled people through fear. He then accused Marquis of wanting something before he told Marquis about his daughter and what had been going on in Brockton Bay.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[Amy Dallon]] was sentenced to the Birdcage, he began to lose respect for Marquis and wondered if he would be able to see things through. &lt;ref name="I16"&gt;[[Interlude 16.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present during a meeting to discuss what Amy had discovered. He listened as [[Teacher]] questioned her about it and how that correlated to the Endbringers. Marquis suggested that they attempt a breakout before [[Spruce]] entered and told them that there was big news. He learned that Skitter had killed [[Alexandria]] before Cinderhands asked him about her. He told him that she had beat him twice though he was captured by others. He watched as Skitter stepped onto the screen and revealed her new identity before Teacher asked him if he felt reassured. He told Teacher that he had lost to her because of an underhanded trick. Listening to Skitter's speech, he noted that she was stronger before and agreed with Marquis that the line between something noble or foolish was a thin one.

Teacher asked him for a word and Lung followed him out of Marquis' cell block. Teacher said that he could be useful to Lung and Lung told him that he had nothing to give him. He listened as Teacher told him about his power before saying that it came at the cost of a person's independence and that wasn't something he wanted. Teacher then told him that the reason they had been captured was because they lacked something that the others lacked before saying that his power required a certain mental state. Lung agreed, but said that he wouldn't let Amy use her power on him before Teacher offered to give him the ability to control when he changed.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Upon arriving in Teacher's cellblock, he looked at the prisoners there before Teacher told him how they could "unlock" his power. Teacher asked if he and Marquis were friends and Lung agreed that he was a peer. He listened as Teacher explained how Dragon watched them and how he was able to get into contact with [[Saint]] before asking if they would use that to escape. Teacher told him that they would wait until they were let out of the Birdcage for the assistance they could give and told Teacher he had no attachment to the current state of things. He then agreed with Teacher to have Saint manipulate things so that they could go free before saying that his power would be left alone. He told Teacher he would kill him for trying to mess with him before saying that he didn't care what Teacher did. He then went on to say that he would work with Teacher for a time if he went free before he left.&lt;ref name="I22.y" /&gt;

Lung returned to Marquis' cell block and found himself surprised when Marquis offered him a seat and some tea. He thought about telling Marquis what Teacher had planned before deciding not to, instead commenting about the tea before going silent.&lt;ref name="I22.y"&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Lung was later released alongside several other prisoners to combat [[Scion]]. Upon stepping through the portal, he looked around at those that had gathered and stared at Skitter, Bitch, and Grue before Panacea stepped out of another portal and talked with her for a moment.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung and Spruce led [[Bonesaw]] to where Amy and Marquis were treating people. He pushed her and then told her not to be cutesy, telling her that they had warned her about that before. She reluctantly agreed before asking where he wanted her to go and he pointed before taking her there. Once Bonesaw was beside Amy, he placed his hand on her head and arrested her forward momentum. He asked if those gathered were going to fight before Skitter told him that they would fight anything in their way. Tattletale said that they would be fighting Scion, the Endbringers, and the Yangban and Lung told her she didn't need to manipulate him as he would fight if she asked him to. When Skitter nodded, he told them that he was going to collect his mask before he left.

Lung then entered the Door Skitter had created and spotted [[Shadow Stalker]]. He said that he remembered her and that her arrows hadn't hurt him before wondering why they would waste time with a weakling like her. After Skitter convinced Shadow Stalker to come with them and opened another Door, he shouldered his way past Bitch to be the first one inside. After Shadow Stalker learned what they were doing and threatened to kill them if they didn't turn the ship around, he shoved her against the side of the ship. Shadow Stalker used her power to escape before Imp pinned her down with a length of wire. She then asked Lung if he was okay with what they were doing and he said that he did.&lt;ref name="28.3"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When Skitter told them that they had arrived, Lung fell silent. He listened as Tattletale tried communicating with the [[Simurgh]] before thinking to use their powers to communicate. He agreed with Shadow Stalker about the situation being ridiculous and Tattletale agreed with him before going on to say that the Endbringer might give them credit for trying. He told her that Endbringers didn't give credit, repeated his earlier statement of it being ridiculous, and told her that she had stopped in the middle of a conversation. He then gave Skitter a funny look when she said the thought of provoking the Simurgh was frightening. Later, when Bitch said that they might be able to fight Scion with the Simurgh, he agreed with her. He then told them he had seen them when they tried something big and failed.&lt;ref name="28.4"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, Lung watched the Simurgh attack Leviathan before asking what happened. Tattletale told him that the Simurgh had upgraded Leviathan. He then listened as Skitter and Tattletale talked with Doctor Mother and explained their actions. He learned that Khonsu had imprinted on Teacher's group.&lt;ref name="28.5"&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung stayed in Brockton Bay with Miss Militia while the others in his group had said goodbye and made arrangements. He later joined the fight and was seen by Skitter amongst those that had been given artificial limb replacements by King of Cups. Sometime afterward, he limped forward and shouted for someone to removal the artificial leg as he couldn't affect it with his power. After King of Cups' death, Lung's regeneration made up for his lost limb. He joined the fray, supporting Glaistig Uaine as she flew over the battlefield to access the injured and dead.

Lung later attacked Scion when his back was turned and plunged him into the molten sand. His regeneration made up for the damage that Scion's golden light caused him and his flames swelled in reaction to how the light intensified. Scion pulled him down and rose up only for the others to attack him. He then attacked Scion again when he hit the ground. Scion fought his way free and then struck Lung aside. When Bastard crashed into Lung, Lung grabbed him and threw the wolf at Scion.&lt;ref name="29.2"&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung was present for [[Khepri]]'s [[Rise of Khepri|transformation]], but did little. He was briefly caught in her power, helping the others to understand what she could do.&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt;[[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was deployed against Scion during the ensuing conflict and was present at the final conflict in New York.

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Destroyed some suspicious looking clone.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen Fall]]===
Lung was hired by [[Teacher]] again, arrived into besieged parahuman prison as a leader of mercenary cavalry hired by [[Teacher]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Gleaming 9.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; With the assistance of the Pharmacist he provided distraction for [[Goddess]] and her forces, while his team-mates [[Blindside]] and [[Kingdom Come]] headed into underground tunnels to get control over tracking and ankle-bombs control system.

He engaged in a [[Antares vs Lung|fight]] with [[Antares]].

Once the Pharmacist was found and captured by [[Antares]], Lung was aligned by Goddess' power.

When Goddess was killed he left with the Red Queen.

===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]===
Presumably was on [[Earth Shin]] for a while.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Lung re-appeared alongside [[Little Midas]]' people, assisting [[The Wardens]] against the [[Titans]]. However, [[Skadi]] denied him consistent power-ups.&lt;ref name="II19.1"&gt;Maybe because she’d seen me looking at Lung again, Kenzie passed on a message: ''LUNG IS POSSIBLE GAMEPLAN.  THEY THINK HE MIGHT GET STRONG ENOUGH TO LOCK SKADI.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It made some sense.  ''If'' Lung could get strong enough that he remained the largest threat to Titan Skadi, he would be her target every time she teleported. [...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Maybe'' there was a special case where he could get locked in an endless fight against the one Titan.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Crystal pointed my attention to Titan Skadi, who had engaged with another group of villains, including Little Midas’ cronies.  Lung wasn’t as big as he had been, which suggested he hadn’t been able to build up steam consistently enough before his opponent had disengaged from the fight.  Couldn’t keep that fire burning. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/12/24 Excerpt] from [[Infrared 19.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==

*Lung's codename is a reference to the dragons of Eastern mythology, which are known as the ''L'óng ''or the ''Lung'', usually with a prefix or suffix, such as ''T'ien-lung'' or ''Lung-wang''.The reason for taking this codename is likely his resemblance to dragons after he's transformed, with scales, wings (eventually) and the ability to produce flame (though it bears noting that dragons from Eastern mythology don't necessarily breathe fire).&lt;ref name="WoG1" /&gt;

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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Derving life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs.  Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings.  Served as leader of the ABB while Lung was incarcerated.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the ABB while Lung was incarcerated.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university.  During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's trigger event might have been tied to some failure at school.

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the ABB while Lung was incarcerated.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university. During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's trigger event might have been tied to some failure at school.

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the ABB while Lung was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance).  The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university. During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's [[trigger event]] might have been tied to some failure at school.

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
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Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university. During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's [[trigger event]] might have been tied to some failure at school.

Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]] where she was murdered by [[Lung]] and subsequently revived by [[Glaistig Uaine]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
==Appearances==
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Shell 4.7]]
*[[Shell 4.8]]
*[[Shell 4.9]]
*[[Shell 4.10]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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| align       = Villain
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| team        = [[ABB]] (defunct)
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Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university. During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's [[trigger event]] might have been tied to some failure at school.

Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]] where she was murdered by [[Lung]] and subsequently revived by [[Glaistig Uaine]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
==Appearances==
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Shell 4.7]]
*[[Shell 4.8]]
*[[Shell 4.9]]
*[[Shell 4.10]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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Bakuda got her start as a supervillain by initiating a terrorism campaign at her university. During the Shell story arc, Taylor surmises that Bakuda's [[trigger event]] might have been tied to some failure at school.

Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]] where she was murdered by [[Lung]] and subsequently revived by [[Glaistig Uaine]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
==Appearances==
*[[Insinuation 2.2]]
*[[Shell 4.7]]
*[[Shell 4.8]]
*[[Shell 4.9]]
*[[Shell 4.10]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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Served as leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys|ABB]] while Lung was incarcerated.

Serving a life sentence in the [[Baumann Parahuman Containment Center|Birdcage]] where she was murdered by [[Lung]] and subsequently revived by [[Glaistig Uaine]].

A ‘tinker’ with a knowledge and facility with technology decades ahead of her time, specializing in a variety of devastating explosives and bombs. Very much a ‘mad scientist’, Bakuda has a host of mental problems that range from megalomania and sadism to bipolar mood swings. Served as leader of the [[ABB]] while [[Lung]] was incarcerated.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes (the only time she is seen unmasked, in her last appearance). The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.
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*[[Shell 4.7]]
*[[Shell 4.8]]
*[[Shell 4.9]]
*[[Shell 4.10]]
*[[Interlude 6]]
*[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Bakuda apparently triggered while at Cornell and held the university ransom. Sometime after, she was recruited by Lung and joined the Azn Bad Boys.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda has straight black hair, Asian features, and pale blue eyes; while in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter over her mouth, and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.


==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Bakuda apparently triggered while at Cornell and held the university ransom. Sometime after, she was recruited by Lung and joined the Azn Bad Boys.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda has straight black hair, Asian features, and pale blue eyes; while in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter over her mouth, and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.


==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Tinker]] 6

| web serial = Shell 4.6

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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background:==
Bakuda apparently triggered while at Cornell and held the university ransom. Sometime after, she was recruited by Lung and joined the Azn Bad Boys.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda has straight black hair, Asian features, and pale blue eyes; while in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter over her mouth, and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.


==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered while studying at Cornell University and then held the university ransom. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda sword before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains. 

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of[[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C. 

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option. 

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered while studying at Cornell University and then held the university ransom. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of[[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered while studying at Cornell University and then held the university ransom. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered while studying at Cornell University and then held the university ransom. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before. 

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment. 

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego after receiving a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before. 

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment. 

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before. 

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment. 

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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'''Bakuda '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before. 

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment. 

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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[[Bakuda]]''' '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off. 

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before. 

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment. 

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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[[Bakuda]]''' '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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[[Bakuda]]''' '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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[[Bakuda]]''' '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of Asian descent with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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[[Bakuda]]''' '''is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs.
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse, that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Member
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse, that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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| gender = Female
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| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Member
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| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;
| web serial = Shell 4.6
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Background==
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. She was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.6&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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| alignment= Villain 
| occupation = Gang Member
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;
| web serial = Shell 4.6
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
==References:==
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| gender = Female
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| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.7&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.8&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.9&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Shell 4.10&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 6x&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
[Coming Soon]
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| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Quotes==
* oh look the ineffectual bug girl is awake 
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. The mixed race is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disporved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| occupation = Gang Member
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]], &lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Cell 22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==

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ABB.png|Image by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/art/Abb-525632772 aerryi] on DeviantArt.
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| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent. [...] Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with Lung.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
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== Fanart Gallery ==

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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent. [...] Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego. It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is probably a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is probably half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==

&lt;gallery&gt;
ABB.png|Image by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/art/Abb-525632772 aerryi] on DeviantArt.
Bakua the mad bomber.jpg|Image by [http://imgur.com/jsszRg0 tomgizz] on Tumblr
&lt;/gallery&gt;
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent. [...] Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is probably a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is probably half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].

&lt;!------created at the last minute by Wildbow
Https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent. [...] Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is probably a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is probably half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].

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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic failure seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent. [...] Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." quote from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defence mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom with her newly acquired Tinker abilities in an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate. &lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]]. &lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is probably a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
*Bakuda is probably half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].
*Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is probably a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.
* Bakuda is probably half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was a [[Japan]]ese immigrant.&lt;ref&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was a [[Japan]]ese immigrant.&lt;ref&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was a [[Japan]]ese immigrant.&lt;ref&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; later she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was a [[Japan]]ese immigrant.&lt;ref&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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| occupation = Gang Member
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a Tinker that specializes in bombs. She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal. She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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| occupation = Gang Member
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== [[Gold Morning]] ==
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After her confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, everyone of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again on her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== [[Gold Morning]] ===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinker could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== [[Gold Morning]] ===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;

==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Interlude_6 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[22.y (Donation Interlude; Lung)| Lung's Donation Interlude]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Story Start ===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== [[Gold Morning]] ===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

==Trivia==
* Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
* Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== [[Gold Morning]] ===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to damper the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told her to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told them that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their career, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. She then told them that, while she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a solider before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before saying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks. Her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Driven to perfection to prove her superiority over others, when an academic misstep seemingly disproved this she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

She does enjoy taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to dampen the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue had blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told Tattletale to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told the Undersiders that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their careers, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. Bakuda then told them that, when she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies- before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a soldier, before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before clarifying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process meant to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda was a perfectionist, driven to prove her superiority over others. When an academic misstep seemingly disproved this superiority, she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

Bakuda enjoys taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologuing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; likely born or grew up around [[Boston]], given her accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese, he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation by [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to dampen the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue had blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told Tattletale to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told the Undersiders that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their careers, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. Bakuda then told them that, when she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies- before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a soldier, before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before clarifying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda was a perfectionist, driven to prove her superiority over others. When an academic misstep seemingly disproved this superiority, she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

Bakuda enjoys taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologuing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Equipment===
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to dampen the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue had blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told Tattletale to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told the Undersiders that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their careers, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. Bakuda then told them that, when she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies- before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a soldier, before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before clarifying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda was a perfectionist, driven to prove her superiority over others. When an academic misstep seemingly disproved this superiority, she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

Bakuda enjoys taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologuing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to dampen the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue had blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told Tattletale to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told the Undersiders that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their careers, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. Bakuda then told them that, when she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies- before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a soldier, before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before clarifying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda got her attention before telling her to lean as far right as she could before shoving herself left on her signal. Noticing Paige's hesitance, she told her to do it unless she wanted to risk Bakuda finding her in the prison. When Paige reluctantly followed her instructions, Bakuda grabbed the strap of Paige's mask with her teeth before losing her grip. Bakuda swore before telling Paige to do it again. After another two attempts, she managed to pull the strap free of the buckle and then remove the pacifier-cage from Paige's mouth.

Bakuda asked about Paige's power and the collar around her neck. She then told Paige to take the mask before turning to Lung and told him that she needed his power. She had Paige show Lung her mask before saying that she needed him to heat the metal and, after being told that he couldn't, she goaded him until he got angry enough. Then, she told him to use that anger to heat the metal strips on the mask, repeated the same move with Paige, and managed to remove one of the metal strips with her teeth. She then told Paige about what she and Lung had done to get sentenced to the Birdcage before asking the same question. She continued to work on and shape the metal strips she managed to free from the mask as Paige told her what she had done and then asked Lung if there was a chance that Oni Lee would try to help them escape. Lung told her he would be surprised if he did before Bakuda went back to work.

Later, Paige asked if what Bakuda was doing hurt and she told her that it did only to then say that tooth enamel was stronger than people thought. She then directed her makeshift screwdriver to the collar around Paige's neck. After ten minutes, she took a break where Paige said that she would set it off only for Bakuda to chastise her and say that she was the bomb expert. During her next rest, she said that the collar was beautiful work and that she hated to butcher it. Paige fell asleep and, when she woke up, she found that Bakuda had finished removing the collar and had built a bomb out of its remains.

Lung told them that they would use Bakuda's bomb to buy them some time and that Paige would use her power to order the men to free them. Bakuda swung her bomb and, when the doors of the van opened, hurled it where it detonated outside. The detonation rocked the van, but the plan failed as there wasn't anyone around to hear Paige. A giant metal claw reached in and started pulling them out one-by-one. She screamed and swore as she was taken away, saying that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung next to a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him that the Birdcage was amazing, compared it to the Mona Lisa, and said she could spend the next ten years trying to figure out how Dragon had created it. When Lung said that he didn't care, she stopped herself and asked how he was doing. Lung told her how he had been doing and she told him how she had been doing. Bakuda then asked about why Lung had visited and he told her the four ways a person survived in prison. She asked him which option he would take and he told her that he would take the third and fourth option.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him and insulted him. She flicked her arm and grabbed an assortment of bedsprings and scrap metal, telling him that she would punch a hole in the wall and how they would die of suffocation if he came any closer. He told her that she wasn't fast enough and she asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by [[Glaistig Uaine]].&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda was a perfectionist, driven to prove her superiority over others. When an academic misstep seemingly disproved this superiority, she developed an explosive temper.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"/&gt; This kind of thinking is what made Lung want to recruit her.&lt;ref name="22.y e1"/&gt;

Bakuda enjoys taunting people,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt; and fell into the cliched habit of monologuing to her victims.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half Caucasian and half Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple,&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She watched the battle between the two groups before telling Skitter she was close after Skitter theorized that Uber and Leet's henchmen were watching over Bitch and their money. She stood and bowed before dropping onto her knees and gripped the edge of the roof to avoid falling off.

Bakuda told Regent that she was smart enough to learn from the mistake of others before giving the signal for her henchmen to come out. She then said that she had hired Uber and Leet before telling them she was in charge of the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. After that, she ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. When the Undersiders found one of her traps, Bakuda moved to the explosion and overheard Grue telling Tattletale to watch out for her. She interrupted him and said that she had already found them before saying that they weren't hard to find. Grue interrupted her with a blast of darkness before he enveloped Bakuda and her group with it. Bakuda used something that Skitter assumed was a miniature black hole to suck in the darkness and then shot a bomb into the middle of their group.

When the Undersiders escaped the effect of her time-stop bomb, Bakuda launched three canisters at them. Grue enveloped them with darkness in an attempt to dampen the effects before the Undersiders retreated. Bakuda got in a jeep and gave chase, levelling a storage locker, before bombarding the area Grue had blanketed with a series of explosives. She caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings where she told them that it was checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them and Bakuda told her she was right. She then told Tattletale to be quiet and gave orders to her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth again. She then told the Undersiders that Lung had taught her a lot about fear and how, in their careers, people would only be loyal to them if they were terrified of them. Bakuda then told them that, when she had inherited the Azn Bad Boys, she had also inherited its enemies- before asking Park Jihoo if he had ever held a gun or beat someone up before.

After hearing Park Jihoo's answer, she told him that he was perfect for her demonstration and told him to shoot one of the Undersiders. She said that he didn't have to kill them; giving him the option to shoot one of their kneecaps, elbows, or shoulders. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and then dropped the gun. She said it was a shame and that he was no use to her as a soldier, before kicking him in the stomach. He begged her not to kill him and she stepped away moments before her bomb liquefied him. Then, she laughed.

Regent said that it was pretty cool and Bakuda said that she had modeled the bomb off of Tesla's work in vibrations. He interrupted her, telling her that he didn't care how it worked, before clarifying that seeing what a dissolved person looked like was cool. He asked her how she had done it, asking if she had put bombs in all of her underlings, and she confirmed it. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do and that she could think twelve moves ahead of him.

Bakuda then said that Regent had lost any goodwill he had for appreciating her art before asking an underling if they were still filming. After he confirmed this, she said that they would edit the talking bits out later and then put the video on the web and send copies to local news stations. She then singled out another of her underlings if she would shoot someone. The girl said that she could and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration before telling them about fear. She said that true fear is a blend of certainty and the unpredictable and how her people knew that she could kill them with a thought and that, if she died, every one of her bombs would go off. For "unpredictability, Bakuda revealed that she mixed up her arsenal before making a bomb go off in her own group.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, she went after the Undersiders again in her Jeep. She fired a rocket at a tower of ice a previous bomb to create a path through before running over Grue. Afterwards, she stood up and looked around for the other Undersiders only for darkness to blanket the Jeep. As the Jeep drove out of it, she aimed her rocket launcher at it only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep skidded and then spun out before Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda told the Undersiders that they should be afraid of getting the upper hand on her before telling them that they had deserved to be shot after leaving her with her weapons. She noticed Skitter was awake and then told Grue that she would get to him in a moment before asking Skitter if she had had a bad day. She then revealed that she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung and told her that she would get special treatment.

When Skitter tried to say something, Bakuda hauled her up into a sitting position. Skitter then taunted her about how she had failed at school and she backed up. Grue laughed at and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face before telling them they would see how smart they were after she implanted a bomb in Grue. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained what the bomb did. Once she was finished, she asked Skitter what she was doing before telling her that she wouldn't want to miss the show. Skitter then brought her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Bakuda screamed before falling over where she kicked out with her leg, splattering Skitter's mask with blood.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the Heroes of Brockton Bay with her giant city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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'''[[Bakuda]]''' (pronounced “bah-ku-duh”)&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronounciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt; is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; According to Tattletale, she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Taylor speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Taylor remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.{{cite}} Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref&gt;Bitch of a thing to do.  Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads.  After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed.  Literally.  I actually did a few that way. - [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Equipment===
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*Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; under Weaverdice rules this would count as a mega prroject.
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
==Trivia==
*Bakuda's codename is a bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]
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==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
|imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
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==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from hi,.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornel was more then enough to put her on the protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the birdcage
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
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==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Gleaming 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
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==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father was [[Japan]]ese; he immigrated to the [[United States]] after Japan's devastation at the hands of [[Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' was an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
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==Personality==
Bakuda was very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she was implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displayed a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability was what allowed the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay was what lead to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She took having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculated that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acted theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarked that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seemed to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considered her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda was a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wore large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she did not have a filter on it, her speech had a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda was a [[Tinker]] that specialized in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Bakuda''' was an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
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==Personality==
Bakuda was very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she was implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displayed a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability was what allowed the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay was what led to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She took having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculated that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acted theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarked that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seemed to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considered her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda was a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wore large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she did not have a filter on it, her speech had a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda was a [[Tinker]] that specialized in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' was an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda was very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she was implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displayed a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability was what allowed the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay was what lead to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She took having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculated that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acted theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarked that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seemed to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considered her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda was a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wore large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she did not have a filter on it, her speech had a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda was a [[Tinker]] that specialized in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
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| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
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| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.
===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
}}
'''Bakuda''' is an explosive member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius, and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorates radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she does not have a filter on it, her speech has a notable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms, and rebuilding it into a bomb, using her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully unravel it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When not being filtered, her voice has a noticable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
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| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When not being filtered, her voice has a noticable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in bombs.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Equipment Features
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter which distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia after  [[Leviathan]]'s attack on Kyushu.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornel University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter which distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornell University, New York
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].

&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear".&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more then enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter which distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb -
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Uber|Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent|Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornell University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Tinker Creations
! scope="col" |
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Googles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive coller.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}
==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| gender = Female
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Art by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl]
| alignment= [[Villain]]
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br/&gt;University Student (former)
|status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br/&gt;Cornell University, New York
| classification = [[Tinker]]&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt; 6&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; (underestimate)&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]
| ward = [[Interlude 9 II|Interlude 9]]
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'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions. 
===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.
===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.
==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Tinker Creations
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|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}
==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{quote|Even a small victory on our end is going to get a big reaction from her.  Ego-wise, she’s got a glass jaw.  Hard to say if a win for us would mean she goes manic and blows everything up, or if she’d just crumple, but I guarantee she wouldn’t handle it well.|[[Tattletale]] to [[Taylor]], [[Grue]], and [[Regent]]|[[Shell 4.9]]}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Bakuda
| Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
| imagecaption = Illustration by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl] on DeviantArt
| alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;“Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda.  PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality.  Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out.”  The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, “I hate to get someone fired, but I’m going to have to report this.  Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners… well, at least nothing came of it.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Fuck you, Dragon,” Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse.  Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie.  As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration.  If it hadn’t been at Lung’s hands, it would likely have been Bakuda’s own fault, some crazed recklessness.  The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison.  Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung’s hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life.  If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now.  She would never leave Glaistig Uaine’s immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;“How long were you working on this?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Ah,” he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You don’t have to answer, idle curiosity only.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Three years of preparation.  Two years of work,” the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Were there failsafes or traps built in?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Show my people,” she said.  She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop.  “Explain to them.  Disable it.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| gender = Female
| occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
| classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner" /&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1" /&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn’t have complete control over what they build, how, or they don’t fully control how the end product operates.  Chaos tinkers don’t generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors.  They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly.  Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn’t get to know the remainder.  Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit --&gt;
| alignment = [[Villain]]
| status = Deceased
| team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
| previous team = Independent
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
| ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/
--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8" /&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar. 

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6" /&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age.  The girl had an Asian cast to her features.  Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick.  Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't.  Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we’d just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn’t noticed us.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“They do now,” Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn’t reacted to our approach, “Trap! Down!”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt; "While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;“How’d you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Everyone,” Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful ‘experiment’ and Regent’s attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, “Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She pouted, “But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I’d have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident.  I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade.  Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect.  Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she’s a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects.  Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs 
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter.  Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.  
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above..
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker’s part.  Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers.  They’re a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others.  Examples of megaprojects include…&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;“And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it’s totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Lung growled.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda only smiled.  “And what happens down the road?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from  [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia’s pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It’s implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;“So petty.  And you want me to help?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You ''will'' help,” Lung said.  “Because you think like I do.  In terms of power and fear.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch.  The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She smiled at that.  “Alright.  You got me.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8" /&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Birdcage ===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon|Dragon's]] face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine’s puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;“Tameka Schooley.  Lee Pemberton.  Tom Kahn.  Bakuda’s test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city,” Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time.  “Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless… Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda’s leftover tinker weapons to stop him.  Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin.  Henry Holmes.  They tried to break into what locals termed ‘The Scar’, an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda’s leftover technology.  They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Did it?” Aleph Wolf asked.  “That someone was right?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yes.  Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up.  The workers saw things.  Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn’t gone off, settled, or stopped.  The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt]  from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower" /&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced “bah-ku-duh”&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She’s one of relatively few characters that I hadn’t/haven’t tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you’ve read here.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I’ve given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn’t explictly aware of them (Glory Girl’s super strength, for example, isn’t just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis’ strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity’s speed).&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So that’s one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it’s a powerset that’s not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It’s usually my starting point.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what’s up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, “Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn’t mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren’t so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza…”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn’t really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn’t jibe. It also didn’t seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;It was the ‘striving not to stand out/inoffensive’ thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There’s few ways you can stand out -more-, it’s dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn’t so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the ‘bomb specialist tinker’ fairly quickly. -  [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox character
|name = Bakuda
|Image = Bakuda by scarfgirl.png
|imagecaption = Illustration by [https://scarfgirl.deviantart.com/ Scarfgirl] on DeviantArt
|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Tinker Creations
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{quote|Even a small victory on our end is going to get a big reaction from her. Ego-wise, she's got a glass jaw. Hard to say if a win for us would mean she goes manic and blows everything up, or if she'd just crumple, but I guarantee she wouldn't handle it well.|[[Tattletale]] to [[Taylor]], [[Grue]], and [[Regent]]|[[Shell 4.9]]}}
{{Infobox character
|name = Bakuda
|Image = Bakuda by Tisinoodle.png
|imagecaption = Illustration by [https://www.tumblr.com/tisinoodle/770538810605993984/desire-to-cosplay-bakuda-is-burning-within tisinoodle on Tumblr].
|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{quote|Even a small victory on our end is going to get a big reaction from her. Ego-wise, she's got a glass jaw. Hard to say if a win for us would mean she goes manic and blows everything up, or if she'd just crumple, but I guarantee she wouldn't handle it well.|[[Tattletale]] to [[Taylor]], [[Grue]], and [[Regent]]|[[Shell 4.9]]}}
{{Infobox character
|name = Bakuda
|Image = Bakuda_by_Tisinoodle.png
|imagecaption = Illustration by [https://www.tumblr.com/tisinoodle/770538810605993984/desire-to-cosplay-bakuda-is-burning-within tisinoodle on Tumblr].
|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
|image=Bakuda by Tisinoodle.png}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{quote|Even a small victory on our end is going to get a big reaction from her. Ego-wise, she's got a glass jaw. Hard to say if a win for us would mean she goes manic and blows everything up, or if she'd just crumple, but I guarantee she wouldn't handle it well.|[[Tattletale]] to [[Taylor]], [[Grue]], and [[Regent]]|[[Shell 4.9]]}}
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|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
|image=}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]].
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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|Tinker Creations
!scope="col"|
|-
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed race couple.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up around [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; Her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{quote|Even a small victory on our end is going to get a big reaction from her. Ego-wise, she's got a glass jaw. Hard to say if a win for us would mean she goes manic and blows everything up, or if she'd just crumple, but I guarantee she wouldn't handle it well.|[[Tattletale]] to [[Taylor]], [[Grue]], and [[Regent]]|[[Shell 4.9]]}}
{{Infobox character
|name = Bakuda
|Image = Bakuda_by_Tisinoodle.jpg
|imagecaption = Illustration by [https://www.tumblr.com/tisinoodle/770538810605993984/desire-to-cosplay-bakuda-is-burning-within tisinoodle on Tumblr].
|alias = Prisoner 600&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"&gt;"Prisoner 600, codename Bakuda. PRT powers designation Tinker 6 with bomb speciality. Recommended protocols were ''not'' properly carried out." The formal tone of the voice dropped away as she muttered, "I hate to get someone fired, but I'm going to have to report this. Supposed to be in an S-class containment truck and placed no less than six feet from other prisoners... well, at least nothing came of it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Fuck you, Dragon," Bakuda snarled. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Prisoner 600, Bakuda, was in the care of Glaistig Uaine, for better or worse. Bakuda had been a difficult placement, and Dragon had eventually condemned herself to putting the crazed bomber in the cell block run by the self-professed faerie. As Dragon had predicted, Bakuda had died soon after her incarceration. If it hadn't been at Lung's hands, it would likely have been Bakuda's own fault, some crazed recklessness. The real tragedy was that others had died in the ensuing spree as Lung had rampaged through the prison. Prisoners 304, 2 and 445 had perished at Lung's hands.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Glastig Uaine had revived the girl, but Dragon hesitated to call it life. If nothing else, Bakuda was a manageable inmate, now. She would never leave Glaistig Uaine's immediate presence, let alone the Birdcage. - [[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Mad Bomber (By [[Valkyrie]])&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"&gt;"How long were you working on this?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Ah," he made a noise.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You don't have to answer, idle curiosity only."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Three years of preparation. Two years of work," the broken man answered.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Were there failsafes or traps built in?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He nodded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Show my people," she said. She called up the Mad Bomber and The Man Who Stands Atop. "Explain to them. Disable it."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The broken man nodded again.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;The group was left to recuperate, the tinkers working on disabling the tower before anything untoward could happen. - [[Interlude 9 II]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Female
|occupation = Gang Member&lt;br&gt;University Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 6&lt;ref name="6.x ePrisoner"/&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Underestimate)&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Field Test (Chaos x Chaos)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="R3"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;The Chaos Tinker doesn't have complete control over what they build, how, or they don't fully control how the end product operates. Chaos tinkers don't generally have to give consideration to the same factors that other tinkers do, but the element of randomness takes the place of those factors. They often decide part of what they build, with the latter half generated randomly. Often get bonuses or secondary powers to fill out the gaps or ensure they have something to fall back on when chance trips them up.&lt;br&gt;[...]
*'''The Field Test Tinker''' (Chaos x Chaos) chooses one part of any item but doesn't get to know the remainder. Each item has one free augment, the housing (ie. Cannon, Hoversuit), the pattern, and a possible special feature, with one of these things decided in the build process, the others (which one is determined at random) discovered in the immediate aftermath of building, and the remainder must be discovered in the midst of a crisis situation.
[...]&lt;br&gt;Chaos tinkers in canon include Bakuda (generates random bombs), Cask (random drugs he then refines down to desired outputs), and Lab Rat (drugs turn people into random monsters, scans and field testing/self testing help get more desirable results). - TINKERS 2.0&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_OO7evm907wyO7ledSL-obxrLvQ6XzpkuTcRqJAhZV4/edit--&gt;
|alignment = [[Villain]]
|status = Deceased
|team = [[Azn Bad Boys]]
|previous team = Independent
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;Cornell University, New York
|web serial = [[Gestation 1.6]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;br&gt;[[Scourge 19.1]] (Dream)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]] (Flashback)
|ward = [[Beacon 8.2]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 9 II]] (Shadow)
|image=}}
'''Bakuda''' is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] villain group the [[Azn Bad Boys]]. She is a ruthless and volatile [[Tinker]] who specializes in explosive devices.
&lt;!--https://www.reddit.com/r/respectthreads/comments/690tqj/respect_bakuda_the_mad_bomber_worm/
https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18060170/--&gt;
==Personality==
Bakuda is very arrogant, monologuing to the Undersiders about her status as a genius and her ability to think "twelve moves ahead before you've even decided on your first". While she is implied to be highly intelligent due to possibly studying at Cornell University,&lt;ref name="4.8"&gt;[[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; she displays a lack of common sense. Setting off a bomb to breed unpredictability is what allows the Undersiders to escape from her grasp, and her bombing campaign against Brockton Bay is what leads to the villain alliance against the ABB.&lt;ref&gt;[[Hive 5.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She takes having her intelligence questioned poorly—notably, snapping at and threatening Canary after she expressed doubt that Bakuda would be able to free herself from her restraints.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; Tattletale opined that she was coddled and praised most of her life, and being harshly criticized at some point was what led her to trigger. Skitter speculates that it had something to do with struggling academically.

She acts theatrical, with exaggerated body language, and Skitter remarks that she likes to talk.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt; Bakuda also seems to enjoy taunting people, doing it to both Lung and the Undersiders on separate occasions.

===Relationships===
====[[Lung]]====
Lung considers her someone who thinks in a similar manner to him, "in terms of power and fear",&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; their shared biracial origin was another factor in recruiting her.&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt; She willingly served as a lieutenant to him and learned many lessons from him.

===Reputation===
Her assault on Cornell was more than enough to put her on the Protectorate's radar.

Her bombing campaign got her quickly sent to the Birdcage.

==Appearance==
Bakuda is a young woman of half-Caucasian and half-Asian descent&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Bakuda?diff=prev&amp;oldid=4138 Edit by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt; with pale blue eyes and straight black hair.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; While in costume, she wears large, opaque goggles and a metal mask with a gas-mask filter and a braided cord of black, yellow, and green wires over her shoulders.&lt;ref name="2.2"&gt;[[Insinuation 2.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her mask has an audio filter that distorts her voice into a "robotic, monotone hiss".&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; When not being filtered, her voice has a noticeable Boston accent.&lt;ref name="I6 e1"&gt;"The little bird's awake," a girl spoke, with a hint of a nasal Boston accent.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Sitting on the bench beside her was a girl about her own age. The girl had an Asian cast to her features. Her eyes, though, were a very pale blue, betraying some Western heritage. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/interlude-6/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Bakuda is a [[Tinker]] that specializes in explosive devices.&lt;ref name="1.6e1"&gt;"Well, most Tinkers have a specialty or a special trick. Something they're particualrly good at or something that they can do, which other Tinkers can't. Bakuda's specialty is bombs." - [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was able to create bombs with an incredibly wide variety of effects, not all of them lethal.&lt;ref name="HB"&gt;There were three ABB gang members standing at one end of the alley we'd just entered, and a fourth, lone member on the other. Both groups were looking the wrong way, and were standing still, which was as good an indication as any that they hadn't noticed us.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;"They do now," Tattletale glanced over her shoulder at the ABB members behind us, then back to the lone one in front who still hadn't reacted to our approach, "Trap! Down!"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She practically shoved me to the ground, then took cover herself.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The lone figure in front of us shimmered, then disappeared. In his place, for just a fraction of a second, there was a cylindrical object the size of a mailbox. Knowing what kind of devices Bakuda specialized in, I drew my legs close to my body, screwed my eyes shut and covered my ears.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The force of the explosion hit me hard enough I could feel it in my bones. It lifted me clear off the ground. For a moment, it felt like I was floating, carried by a powerful, hot wind. I hit the ground with my elbows and knees first, and they thrummed with agony at the impact.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Chaos. The four or five storage lockers that had been closest to the canister had been reduced to chunks of flaming brick, none any bigger around than a beachball. Other lockers near those had doors, walls and roofs blown away. More than one locker had been actually used, because the blast had emptied them of its contents. Pieces of furniture, boxes of books, clothing, bundles of newspaper and boxes of papers filled the alley.
&lt;/ref&gt; Like many tinkers, she could gain increased versatility by studying the powers of other [[parahumans]].&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="4.10e1"/&gt;

She once created a bomb as powerful as a nuclear weapon,&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; an estimated nine thousand kilotons,&lt;ref&gt;"While experts on the scene refused to offer hard numbers, a local cape was quoted as stating the superbomb could have had a yield of nine thousand kilotons of energy." - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/tangle-6-4/ Excerpt] from [[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and capable of creating an electromagnetic pulse that would cover a fifth of the United States from [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;ref name="I6"&gt;[[Interlude 6]]&lt;/ref&gt; using household materials.&lt;ref name="6.4"&gt;[[Tangle 6.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had a strong connection to her shard.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;What really drives tinkers, in a lot of cases, is the inspiration aspect. We don't really see this, because we mostly see tinkers who are doing their thing with what they've already built.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But tinkers vary a great deal in how they get their ideas. How fast, how many, how varied. In many cases, tinkers can find their way to new ideas by studying powers or studying the work of other tinkers. Bakuda develops time and space warping bombs (the slow grenade, the feature-warping thing she almost put up Grue's nose) by scanning and studying stuff that was affected by Clockblocker and Vista's powers. Armsmaster does much the same, with the time stop halberd (Clockblocker) and EMP pulse (Battery). In Dragon's case, well, she has access to a wealth of confiscated and 'submitted for internal review' PRT stuff.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From the shard's perspective, this drives competition and puts one tinker against another. Stealing another tinker's stuff to study both hurts the tinker and is a fast route to upping the quality of your own stuff. On a similar level, a tinker that's getting in fights is going to find ideas coming hard and fast (Bakuda), compared to a tinker that just hangs out in their workshop and actively avoids confrontation (Leet).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Tinkers are very hard to slap a rating on, but as with anything, they're judged based on the threat they pose to the PRT/community. Bakuda went from threatening to blow up a building with strategically placed explosives (Tinker 6) to getting access to powers to study while working under Lung and alongside Oni Lee, then showing what she was truly capable of when Lung was arrested and she tried to build the ÜberEMP. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15849046 Comment by Wildbow on Spaccebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Bakuda's abilities were also useful outside a lab. She claimed to have an instinctive understanding of mechanisms and catalysts. She was able to take apart a [[tinker]]-designed collar without triggering its defense mechanisms and rebuild it into a bomb, using only her mouth. She was able to analyse some of the [[Birdcage]]'s defences, although she estimated it would take her a decade to fully understand it. She created a device out of scrap that would punch through a Birdcage exterior wall, triggering the defences. She could fix broken televisions.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt; She claimed that she could literally perform surgery blindfolded.&lt;ref name=CB&gt;"How'd you do it? You stuck bombs in these civilians to get them to work for you?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Everyone," Bakuda answered, almost delirious on the high of her successful 'experiment' and Regent's attention. She half skipped, half spun through the crowd and leaned against one of her thugs, patting his cheek, "Even my most loyal. Bitch of a thing to do. Not the actual procedure of sticking the things inside their heads. After the first twenty, I could do the surgeries with my eyes closed. Literally. I actually did a few that way."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She pouted, "But having to tranquilize the first dozen or so and do the surgeries on them before they woke up, so I'd have the manpower to round up everyone else? One after the other? Really tedious once the novelty wears off." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/18 Excerpt] from [[Shell 4.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She didn't always know the effects of her bombs before she tested them.&lt;ref name="4.10e1"&gt;See, my two-twenty-seven was something of a happy accident. I'd taken readings of little Vista's powers, thought maybe I could make a space distortion grenade. Purely by accident, I cracked the Manton effect. Or at least, whatever I'd done when I put the grenade together, it bypassed the Manton effect. - [[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; She got bogged down testing and producing the same type of bomb over just creating as much as she could when she could.&lt;ref name="R3"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 And yet another comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Equipment===
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*Costume - armored tinker suit includes tools. Mask includes breathing filter and vocoder to disguise her voice.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Bakuda''' – ABB member, an ex-student from Cornell, she's a tinker capable of creating explosive devices with a variety of effects. Her costume includes a gas mask with tinted lenses and a mechanical voice synthesizer. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Goggles are tinted and have a HUD that can toggle different effects. Typical tinker paraphernalia
*Bombs - She would have operated best if she could have just been randomly producing bombs
**Adhoc bomb - created using only her mouth teeth and tongue on a explosive collar.
**Bomb-Bombs - regular grenades and similar that create explosions that are far to big for their size.
**Glue bombs
**Hologram bomb - produces a camouflage cover.
**Ice bombs - 
**Pain bombs - 
**Time bombs - 
**Transmutation bombs - transmutates materials into other materials, including but not limited to glass, diamond, dust&lt;ref name=Scar/&gt; etc.. Part of what made [[The Scar]].
**Warp bombs - Spacial warping bombs that could permanently twist organic matter. Based on scans from Vista. 
*Cranial bombs - Surgical implantation of micro explosives in very large groups, repetitive but easy.&lt;ref name=CB/&gt;
*Launcher - Delivery system for her bombs, made some for her personal use and for minions, created a larger jeep mounted variant.
*Trigger system - uses toe rings linked to goggles above.
*Megaproject
**Continental EMP Bomb&lt;ref name="WD MP"&gt;'''Megaprojects'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects are a major, large scale, or high-end endeavor on the tinker's part. Some tinkers (Architects) are built around creating megaprojects, while others have it as an option, and yet others do not have the ability.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Megaprojects have to be researched in multiple stages, and during the research process, the tinker will be able to outline the kind of project they want to make, in keeping with their specialty and methodology.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Generally speaking, megaprojects are gamechangers. They're a quest unto themselves, and on completion, they give the tinker a massive edge, while becoming a quest or focus for others. Examples of megaprojects include...&lt;br&gt;[...]
*A bomb capable of nuking a city and nuking all electronics within a 2000 mile radius. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hQx5XfXrb0cilcP3J178cq1Uj6Dlggcz2X9U3C5zV4U/edit# TINKERS], Excerpt from document by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; possibly able to be made due to her high conflict yields.&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Bakuda was the daughter of a mixed-race couple;&lt;ref name="22.y e2"&gt;"And the fact that you, a halfbreed, recruited me, a halfbreed, and built a gang of a bajillion different races, it's totally not a freudian thing, tying back to some childhood issues."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"No," Lung growled.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda only smiled. "And what happens down the road?" - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21 Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt; her father immigrated to the [[United States]] from Asia.&lt;ref name="15.5 c1"&gt;The disaster at Kyushu, the number of refugees seeking living space/work and the pressures on the rest of Asia's pacific [sic] border might have led to some more unrest and tension. [...] Bakuda was born to a Westerner mother and Immigrant father. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/30/colony-15-5/#comment-5639 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Colony 15.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given her accent, she likely was born or grew up in or near [[Boston]].&lt;ref name="I6 e1"/&gt; 

Bakuda triggered due to heavy stress after taking a large blow to her immense ego.&lt;ref name="16.4 e1"&gt;Bakuda serves as one example. It's implied that her trigger event involved her building up a huge ego with natural genius/intellect, only to have a crushing blow delivered to that ego &amp; her self worth in an case of failure or academic rejection while attending University.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a broader context for tinkers as a whole, the trauma would be more likely to be mental strain than anything physical, quite possibly an ongoing challenge rather than an immediate crisis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/12/04/monarch-16-4/#comment-7338 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Monarch 16.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; It is suggested she had received a less than perfect grade whilst studying at Cornell University. She then subsequently held the university ransom, placing several bombs in an academic building to destroy it,&lt;ref name="SB1"/&gt; as an act of revenge. Her tantrum was thwarted by the [[New York]] [[Protectorate]],&lt;ref&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; and she was later recruited by [[Lung]] and joined the [[Azn Bad Boys]].&lt;ref name="22.y e1"&gt;"So petty. And you want me to help?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"You ''will'' help," Lung said. "Because you think like I do. In terms of power and fear."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Bakuda took a seat at the end of the couch. The two whores inched away from her.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She smiled at that. "Alright. You got me." - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/21/interlude-22-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[interlude 22.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Bakuda hired [[Über]] and [[Leet]] to help her deal with the [[Undersiders]]. She initially observed the battle between the two groups, before making her appearance with a bow. [[Regent]] attempted to make her stumble, but she hung on the edge of the roof, chiding the Undersiders and telling them she was smart enough to learn from the mistakes of others. Giving the signal for her henchmen to come out, she proclaimed her status as the new leader of the [[Azn Bad Boys]], and ordered her underlings to attack.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;[[Shell 4.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Grue]] blanketed the area with darkness before the Undersiders retreated. After a brief chase, she caught up with the Undersiders after they found themselves confronted by her underlings, telling them she had put them in checkmate.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Tattletale]] accused her of toying with them, and Bakuda confirmed it. She ordered her men to open fire on the Undersiders if Tattletale opened her mouth, speculating on the nature of her power. She explained to the Undersiders that Lung had taught her much, but what she took to heart was his lesson about fear—that it was a blend of certainty and uncertainty. Bakuda proceeded to single out one of her minions, Park Jihoo, and asked him if he had ever held a gun.

Park Jihoo responded in the negative, and Bakuda told him that he was perfect for her demonstration. She ordered him to shoot one of the Undersiders, remarking that they were bad people if he was concerned about morals, and telling him he could shoot in a non-lethal spot. Stepping away, she then told another of her underlings to get out the camera and start rolling. Park Jihoo refused to shoot and dropped the gun, and Bakuda expressed disappointment that he was of no use to her as a soldier. Kicking him down, she activated the bomb in his head and liquified him. Then, she laughed.

Regent remarked that her display was "pretty cool", and Bakuda basked in the attention, telling him she had modelled it off Tesla's work in vibrations. Regent interrupted her to tell her that he didn't care, only that he thought a dissolved corpse was interesting, and asked how she'd done it. At Regent's inquiry, Bakuda confirmed that she had surgically inserted bombs into the brains of every one of the Azn Bad Boys. When Regent asked to get a better look, she told him no before saying that she knew what he was trying to do, and that she could think farther ahead than any of them.

Bakuda singled out another of her underlings, asking if she would shoot someone. The girl in question said that she could, all the while glancing at what was left of Park Jihoo, and Bakuda said that it concluded her demonstration. To show the unpredictability she was trying to cultivate, she set off a bomb in her own group, giving the Undersiders the opportunity to flee.&lt;ref name="4.8"/&gt;

Bakuda and several members of the ABB entered a chase with the Undersiders while in her Jeep. After nearly running over Grue, the driver bore down on the group, only for Regent to mess with the driver. The Jeep spun out, and Bakuda was flung from it. Getting up, she then fired another bomb at the Undersiders.&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Angry, Bakuda told the Undersiders that getting the upper hand on her was something they should be terrified of. Noticing Skitter was awake, she revealed she had spies in the Protectorate Headquarters who had told her about what Skitter had done to Lung, and told the other villain that she would get special treatment.

Trying to distract her from hurting Grue, Skitter taunted her about how she had failed at school, visibly shaking the bomber. Grue laughed at her, and Bakuda kicked Skitter in the face, intending to demonstrate one of her bombs on Grue in retaliation. She threatened to shove the bomb down Skitter's throat if he tried using his powers, and then slid it into his nasal cavity as she explained the bomb's effects. Struggling through searing pain, Skitter managed to bring her knife down on the edge of Bakuda's boot and cut off two of her toes. Incapacitated from the pain,&lt;ref&gt;[[Shell 4.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; she fled and the Undersiders regrouped.

The bombing campaign that she started was more then enough of a distraction to allow [[Oni Lee]] to free Lung. While her forced recruitment tactics rapidly expanded the ABB's ranks, her manic phase eventually petered out and with Lung free she gave up her position as leader of the gang. She was eventually captured by the heroes of Brockton Bay with her city-destroying EMP bomb neutralized by [[Clockblocker]] and [[Vista]].&lt;ref name ="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Birdcage===
Bakuda was sentenced to the Birdcage for her crimes. She was placed in a transport vehicle alongside Lung and [[Paige Mcabee]] and had everything aside from her head and her shoulders covered in containment foam. After Paige woke up, Bakuda asked for her help in breaking free of the transport and, noticing Paige's hesitance, threatened to find her in prison if she refused. While working with the mask, Bakuda was asked by Paige why she was sentenced to the Birdcage, and Bakuda responded by saying she'd killed upwards of fifty people. She demanded Lung help her by heating the metal of the mask. Lung initially refused, but Bakuda goaded him to the point of anger and told him to use it to motivate himself.

Out of the now-heated metal, Bakuda created a makeshift screwdriver which she used to remove Paige's tranquilizing collar. Paige fell asleep, and when she awoke, Bakuda had created a tranquilizing bomb to use on the personnel transporting them. Bakuda told Paige that she would use her power to convince the men to free them, but when the bomb detonated, there was nobody there to hear Canary's song. As the three of them were taken into the Cage by giant metal claws, Bakuda screamed that she had had a plan.

Bakuda was set down alongside Paige and Lung in front of a monitor where a CGI rendering of [[Dragon]]'s face appeared and addressed them. Dragon said that the proper procedures for Bakuda's transport hadn't been carried out, that she had a .000126% chance of escaping from the Birdcage, and then sent her off to be placed in Cell Block C.

Later, Bakuda was met by Lung in her cell. She told him of her time in the Birdcage, mentioning that things seemed grim for her until [[Glaistig Uaine]] discovered that she could repair the cell block's television. Bakuda expressed amazement at the layout and structure of the building, saying that she could spend her whole life trying to figure it out. Lung asked her if she had been in prison before, and explained to her the four ways a person could survive in prison; join one of the gangs, "be someone's bitch", kill someone, or be seen as a madman. Bakuda asked him which of the options he intended to take, and Lung told her he thought to choose the third and the fourth.

Realizing that Lung intended to kill her, Bakuda backed away before asking him why. He told her that she had failed him, in the city and the Cage, and insulted him. She threatened to punch a hole in the cell wall with an assortment of springs and wires, telling him they would both suffocate if he tried anything. Lung responded that she was not fast enough, and Bakuda asked him if he wanted to bet. He did.&lt;ref name="I6"/&gt;

Bakuda was later claimed by Glaistig Uaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Bakuda (Deceased)''' – Lieutenant of Lung. Half-asian tinker, member and once-temporary-leader of the ABB. Specialty in advanced bombs, including gravity, time-stop, physical distortion, cryogenic and flesh-to-glass transmutation effects. Imprisoned in Birdcage and summarily killed by Lung. Resurrected as Glaistig Uaine's puppet. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her bombs were used against both Leviathan and the Slaughterhouse Nine with variable results. [[The Scar]] is the result of the latter bombing run.&lt;ref name=Scar&gt;"Tameka Schooley. Lee Pemberton. Tom Kahn. Bakuda's test run and one use when she was terrorizing the city," Jeanne Wynne spoke up for the first time. "Alabaster, Jotun, and Dauntless... Leviathan hurled them into a time stop effect when defenders tried to use one of Bakuda's leftover tinker weapons to stop him. Wanda Fowler, Sarah and Patty Martin. Henry Holmes. They tried to break into what locals termed 'The Scar', an ongoing cataclysm from a bombing run that had been made using more of Bakuda's leftover technology. They entered because someone had told them that The Scar had veins of diamond, gold, and other rare materials inside it, where matter had transmuted to different forms."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Did it?" Aleph Wolf asked. "That someone was right?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Yes. Rumors got out while barriers to contain the effect were being put up. The workers saw things. Unfortunately, that area also had a lot of active dangers that hadn't gone off, settled, or stopped. The four risk-takers tripped an inactive weapon and were trapped by a fourth time-stop effect." - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Blinding 11.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She saw the light of day again and created multiple tinker bombs to use against targets.

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
Was used to disable a dangerous tower.&lt;ref name="II9.i eDisableTower"/&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Bakuda Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Her codename Bakuda, pronounced "bah-ku-duh"&lt;ref&gt;[http://audioworm.rein-online.org/pronunciations/ Worm Audiobook pronunciation guide] (confirmed by [[Wildbow]])&lt;/ref&gt;, is a feminized bastardization of the japanese 爆弾, or 'bakudan', which means 'bomb'.&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda is half Caucasian and half Asian, as evidenced by her blue eyes. Her mixed race origin is something she shares in common with [[Lung]].&lt;ref name="22.y e2"/&gt;&lt;ref name="WoG1"/&gt;
*Bakuda was a relatively recent creation by Wildbow during the writing process, intended to showcase the breadth of what tinkers could accomplish.&lt;ref name="7.7 c1"&gt;Re: Character creation process for Bakuda&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I mentioned, in a previous comment spree, that some characters are top-down (Have a name/concept in mind, create backstory from there) and others are bottom-up (Build a backstory, the name/concept follows). Bakuda was the former. Creating her was sort of a spur of the moment thing as I wrote 1.06. She's one of relatively few characters that I hadn't/haven't tried writing a short story for, prior to knuckling down and writing the Worm you've read here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I dislike giving characters boring powers. As a consequence, even for characters who seem fairly generic on paper (laser beams, super speed, whatever) I've given them nuances or underlying mechanisms that set them apart. Sometimes Taylor/the reader isn't explictly aware of them (Glory Girl's super strength, for example, isn't just her being disproportionately strong), sometimes you are (Aegis' strength being based in adrenaline &amp; ability to push past normal physical limits, Velocity's speed).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So that's one facet of what I had in mind when approaching the tinker/mad scientist thing &amp; Bakuda, specifically – it's a powerset that's not uncommon, but I wanted there to be something to set them apart. So every tinker has a specialty, a knack or a trick. In truth, any power category/subclass (super speed, super strength, laser beams, teleportaiton) has this, but people pay more attention to it when tinkers are concerned.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, one thing I tend to do when I want to come up with ideas for something/someone quickly, is take a common stereotype or element and play with it. Turn it on its head, tweak it, generally defy expectations. When I played pen &amp; paper roleplaying games, I did this a lot to make characters that stood out from the crowd. It's usually my starting point.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So when I was writing 1.06, and Armsmaster was explaining what's up with the ABB, my thought process was something like, "Okay, I need to round out the ABB some more. Probably not a frontline individual, given that Grue didn't mention him/her. Maybe a girl, to balance out the genders. Lung and Oni Lee aren't so atypical, so how can I reverse common stereotypes for Eastern Asians, Japanese or Asian-Americans and round out their group with someone more interesting? Common ideas tied to them include studious, hardworking, inoffensive, striving not to stand out, bad drivers, intelligent, ninjas, yakuza..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I briefly considered having her be a vehicle tinker. A super skilled driver and/or pilot. Didn't really go anywhere or tie into the rest of the group, and as I was already beginning to conceptualize how Lung might have recruited this person, it didn't jibe. It also didn't seem to have a lot of versatility or flexibility to the idea. Not that interesting.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It was the 'striving not to stand out/inoffensive' thing that was the seed for the bomb specialist bit. There's few ways you can stand out -more-, it's dramatic and potentially powerful enough for Lung to go out of his way to recruit her, and it sells the notion of how tinkers can be very specialized. The rest sort of wrote itself and flowed from there.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Of course, this thought process wasn't so long winded. After pondering the getaway driver thing, I went with the 'bomb specialist tinker' fairly quickly. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/buzz-7-7/#comment-888 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Buzz 7.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Bakuda non bomberman outfit worm by wolfofragnarok-d7qfton.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://undersiders.deviantart.com/art/Bakuda-Non-Bomberman-Outfit-Worm-467671559 Illustration] by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/ wolfofragnarok] on deviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
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The real Genesis is disabled, and uses a wheelchair.  Her legs have atrophied somewhat (that is, they've deteriorated due to lack of muscle use), which [[Skitter]] sees as an indication that Genesis has been wheelchair bound for some time.  Catching her staring, Genesis offers to answer any questions.  [[Taylor]] takes the opportunity to ask if [[Genesis]]' power led to her being wheelchair bound, to which Genesis replies that it was the opposite.
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The real Genesis is disabled, and uses a wheelchair. Her legs have atrophied somewhat (that is, they've deteriorated due to lack of muscle use), which [[Skitter]] sees as an indication that Genesis has been wheelchair bound for some time. Catching her staring, Genesis offers to answer any questions. [[Taylor]] takes the opportunity to ask if [[Genesis]]' power led to her being wheelchair bound, to which Genesis replies that it was the opposite.
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The real Genesis is disabled, and uses a wheelchair. Her legs have atrophied somewhat (that is, they've deteriorated due to lack of muscle use), which [[Skitter]] sees as an indication that Genesis has been wheelchair bound for some time. Catching her staring, Genesis offers to answer any questions. [[Taylor]] takes the opportunity to ask if [[Genesis]]' power led to her being wheelchair bound, to which Genesis replies that it was the opposite.
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==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jesswas in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
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[Coming Soon]
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Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jesswas in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
[Coming Soon]
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jesswas in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jesswas in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
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[Coming Soon]
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
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[Coming Soon]
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
[Coming Soon]

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
[Coming Soon]

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Background:==
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
[Coming Soon]

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
===Background:===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.[Coming Soon]

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
===Background:===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.[Coming Soon]

=== Migration ===

===Story Start===

&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph

===[[Golden Morning]]===
was requisitioned by Khepri 
--&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
===Background:===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.[Coming Soon]

=== Migration ===

===Story Start===

&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph

===[[Golden Morning]]===
was requisitioned by Khepri 
--&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as [[William Manton]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

&lt;!--
quotes
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."
17.8--&gt;
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance:==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with auburn hair.
==Abilities and Powers:==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History:==
===Background:===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.[Coming Soon]

=== Migration ===

===Story Start===

&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph

===[[Golden Morning]]===
was requisitioned by Khepri 
--&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

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17.8--&gt;

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| web serial = 
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/snare-13-4/ Snare 13.4]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History==
===Background===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph

===[[Golden Morning]]===
was requisitioned by Khepri 
--&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

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"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History==
===Background===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph

===[[Golden Morning]]===
was requisitioned by Khepri 
--&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History==
===Background===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.
==History==
===Background===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.{{cite}} It takes her "minutes" to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"/&gt;

A winged figure that might have been a gargoyle, demon or dragon. Four talons. Eight feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders, a body of pebble-like scales, heavy with muscle, a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. Puffed up it's chest, breathed  out dark smoke that caused coughing if even invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==History==
===Background===
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; She didn't seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Her ability is to create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.{{cite}} It takes her "minutes" to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
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She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;

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A winged figure that might have been a gargoyle, demon or dragon. Four talons. Eight feet tall and nearly as broad across the shoulders, a body of pebble-like scales, heavy with muscle, a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. Puffed up it's chest, breathed  out dark smoke that caused coughing if even invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly. Basin was for carrying [[Trickster]].&lt;ref name="15.10"/&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains.  White, "smoky" hair that covered her face, talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;

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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;

Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; She didn't seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

""Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4" /&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of Eden.&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;

|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; She didn't seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

""Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/&gt;
A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;
A giant image of Eden.&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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| age =
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; She didn't seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

""Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;
A giant image of Eden.&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;


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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
&lt;!-- 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; She didn't seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

""Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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|Demonstrated Forms
! scope="col" |
|-
| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was requisitioned by Khepri and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling."&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;


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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
| family =}}

'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life but wehn she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable.

 "Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] or the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
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| previous team =
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| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life but wehn she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable.

 "Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] or the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
| family =}}

'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]]. 
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life but wehn she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable.

 "Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travellers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Golden Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Trivia ==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Quotes ==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;


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'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life but wehn she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable.

 "Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else..." https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/lets-read-worm-finished.11460/page-408#post-3156971
 --&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
| family =}}
'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life but when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable.
Was able to compartmentalize her life down to even chunks letting her get through the day. she is unable to do that anymore and the lines are blurring.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Marissa's mother wanted her to shine, and she only found peace when she got away from the spotlight. Now she shines brighter than ever.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Luke was the pillar of the team, everyone's friend, the glue that held them together. Now he stands alone, and he destroys rather than support.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9 (erroneous)
| web serial = 
| family =}}
'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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|Demonstrated Forms
! scope="col" |
|-
| 
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
==Navigation:==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}
'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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|Demonstrated Forms
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
==Navigation:==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}
'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Genesis creating:
Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs.
-13.1

Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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|
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;[[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She travelled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].
&lt;!--
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members &lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
==Navigation:==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}

'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies jes was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- 
Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].&lt;!--
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16684994
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16690479

Was part of the team who went after ABB.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders 

provided help in guarding skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]] 
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

==Navigation==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= Villain 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}

'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies Jess was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- 
Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3
 --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].&lt;!--
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16684994
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16690479

Was part of the team who went after ABB.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders 

provided help in guarding skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]] 
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

==Navigation==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}

'''Jess''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies Jess was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3  --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].&lt;!--
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16690479

Was part of the team who went after ABB.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders 

provided help in guarding skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]] 
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
* Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

==Navigation==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}'''Jess''', known publically as '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guesses that she's lonely based on her expressions.&lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt; further she did not think Genesis seemed like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies Jess was able to compartmentalize her life letting her get through the day. Yet when she gained her powers the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jess can create a new body and control it while her own sleeps. The new bodies can have powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more biologically-stable the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;

Once she activates her power, she only has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3  --&gt;

She had to be awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].&lt;!--
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16690479

Was part of the team who went after ABB.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders 

provided help in guarding skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]] 
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
==Navigation==
{{The Travelers}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
While sleeping, Jess can create a new body and control it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3  --&gt;

She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].&lt;!--
https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-7#post-16690479

Was part of the team who went after ABB.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
fought alongside the Undersiders 

provided help in guarding skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]] 
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to earth alph, she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
{{Reflist}}
==Navigation==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Master]]</text>
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{{Infobox character
| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com Pabel and Nine].&lt;/center&gt;''
| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name="SB1"&gt;There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971/ Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
While sleeping, Jess can create a new body and control it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;[[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- Time limit:
How fast can you pull a body together?”
“Two minutes.”
-13.3  --&gt;

She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
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! scope="col" |
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|
A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]].

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Provided Assistance in guarding Skitters territory.

Used a specialized form to capture  [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the Dragonflight.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
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| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}
'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
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| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
| family =}}
'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
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| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
| age =
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].
==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.
===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Villains]]
[[Category:The Travelers]]
[[Category:Masters]]
[[Category:Vial Capes]]
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| gender = Female
| age =
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"On it.”&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Genesis Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Jess
| gender = Female
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
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| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br/&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br/&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.&lt;ref name="13.4"&gt;[[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"On it.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Genesis Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

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| Image = TravHUM_1JEss.jpg
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| gender = Female
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| team = [[Travelers]] 
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Changer]] 9&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; (erroneous)&lt;br/&gt;[[Master]] (actual)
| web serial = [[Hive 5.1]]
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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br/&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.{{Ref|name="13.4"|Genesis slept on one of the bunks I’d set aside for my employees.  Her face was contorted in an expression of concern.  Average looks, if a little round-faced, she had long eyelashes, and her auburn hair was a mop.|#Snare 13.4}} Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controlling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"On it.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The time lag from switching over forms means that if the situation changes fast enough she can come to a conflict with the wrong tools, impacting her usefulness at times.&lt;ref&gt;“What happened?” I asked Genesis, trying not to look at Grue.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She glanced between the two of us.  “Realized Mannequin was using a gas, got a form together to fight that and occupy him, like you recommended, but he wasn’t there when I reformed.  Burnscar was.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Mannequin forfeited his turn.  Burnscar went up next,” I explained.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Ah.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You manage to stop her?”  Grue asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No.  I wasn’t prepared to fight her, but she couldn’t really hurt me either.  She left.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Can you get a body together to fight the fires?” I asked, hugging my arms against my chest.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’ll try.  My reserves are low.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Thank you.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop them.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/07 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpian and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Genesis Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

{{Reflist}}

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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br/&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.{{Ref|name="13.4"|Genesis slept on one of the bunks I’d set aside for my employees.  Her face was contorted in an expression of concern.  Average looks, if a little round-faced, she had long eyelashes, and her auburn hair was a mop.|#Snare 13.4}} Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controlling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"On it.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The time lag from switching over forms means that if the situation changes fast enough she can come to a conflict with the wrong tools, impacting her usefulness at times.&lt;ref&gt;“What happened?” I asked Genesis, trying not to look at Grue.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She glanced between the two of us.  “Realized Mannequin was using a gas, got a form together to fight that and occupy him, like you recommended, but he wasn’t there when I reformed.  Burnscar was.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Mannequin forfeited his turn.  Burnscar went up next,” I explained.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Ah.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You manage to stop her?”  Grue asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No.  I wasn’t prepared to fight her, but she couldn’t really hurt me either.  She left.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Can you get a body together to fight the fires?” I asked, hugging my arms against my chest.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’ll try.  My reserves are low.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Thank you.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop them.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/07 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpion and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up agains [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Genesis Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Jess''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Travelers]].

==Personality==
Skitter guessed that Jess is lonely based on her expressions &lt;ref name="13.5"/&gt;. She further noted that Jess did not seem like a very good actor.&lt;ref name="16.13"&gt;[[Monarch 16.13]]&lt;/ref&gt;

With the help of her friends and hobbies, Jess was able to compartmentalize her life, helping her get through the day. However, when she gained her powers, the walls she used to support herself became unstable, the lines between fantasy violence and boring reality were blurred.&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;'''Xexilf:'''Cauldron have been working with this for a long while, and even they only have vague statistics and some hints. If it were as simple as "think of what you want while drinking the vial"....&lt;br/&gt;Mentality may play a role. But its far from a clear connection.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''Wildbow:''' There is a connection though.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Jess was good at compartmentalizing her life, facing reality and entertaining fiction with monsters and superheroes in good measure. Now the lines between reality and dream are blurred, she has everything she secretly wanted for herself, and little else... - [http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/3156971 Comment by Wildbow] on Sufficient Velocity&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Jess is described as an average-looking, wheelchair-bound girl with a mop of auburn hair.{{Ref|name="13.4"|Genesis slept on one of the bunks I’d set aside for my employees.  Her face was contorted in an expression of concern.  Average looks, if a little round-faced, she had long eyelashes, and her auburn hair was a mop.|#Snare 13.4}} Her legs were thin, atrophied as a result of how long she'd been in the wheelchair.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Jesse's power is tied to sleep and activity. When she wakes up after being asleep she has no 'charge' with which to summon her construct. She must remain awake for a while to "recharge" her ability.&lt;ref name="13.10"&gt;[[Snare 13.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

To actually create and summon her construct she has to fall asleep, creating a new body and controlling it while her own body sleeps. The new bodies can take many forms and possess powers of their own, but using her power is easier the more "biologically stable" the body she makes is.&lt;ref name="R7"&gt;As far as I'm aware, people tend to imagine that Genesis can be anything. In reality, she has a few seconds of half-asleep thinking to form concrete mental pictures, before her (dead; disconnected from outside/Eden resources) passenger steps in and fills in the remainder of the blanks.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is why she has a tendency to go for bulkier, simple constructions. Giant crab-men and armored knights, or tentacle-limbed monstrosities. She can do complex things (jelly prison for Shatterbird, water-suction/spitting slug), but these complexities tend to come with a vastly lower/weaker construction and core stats for the creation. - [https://redd.it/2xpn06 Comment by] wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt; Stable in this case means creating a form that could reasonably exist, with functional biological functions and similar,&lt;ref name=SB1&gt;
:If she just go for simpler construct it gets stronger "stats", can't she just go for some very simple construct that has very basic superpowers like invulnerability, super strength and regen and because the base stats would be very high she would be at something like Alexandria level?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Any powers she gives the creation have to be workable at a physical level. She can't grant superpowers, except in the sense that you could have a given quality by virtue of physical construction. Flight is fine if she has a built in air-jet or aerodynamic frame. Invincibility isn't possible, but a stone skinned exterior is. - [http://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16690479 Comment by Wildbow] on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt; forms outside of real world biology, while more useful, are consequently weaker.&lt;ref name="R7"/&gt;

Once she activates her power, she has a set amount of time to visualize the form she wants to use, complete with any organs or mechanisms to allow for special abilities. Failure to include vital organs means her power will drain her reserves, while other forms may lack the ability to move properly if she doesn't pay attention to limbs and the like.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt; It takes her at least two minutes to produce a new form.&lt;ref name="13.3"&gt;“Genesis here.  What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Mannequin en route to my territory for some kind of revenge against me for our last fight.  How fast can you pull a body together?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"Two minutes.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“He’ll be there in five.  Clear people out of the way, and put together a form that can take a beating and hamper him.”
&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;"On it.”&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;Mannequin stood in the center of the road, his back to us.  Half a dozen of my people were lying on the road, unconscious or dead.  I couldn’t see any blood.  There were a couple more people in nearby buildings that had fallen as well.  How had he reached them?  Why hadn’t Genesis and Sierra been able to get everyone out?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A quiet horror ran through me like ice water.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Genesis, too, was on the road, in the process of dissolving.  She’d taken on the form of something like a stegosaurus crossed with a scorpion, all brawn and armor plating, with a long, prehensile, wickedly spiked tail.  He’d beaten her. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/04 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her creations faded when she woke up.&lt;ref name="13.5"&gt;[[Snare 13.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The time lag from switching over forms means that if the situation changes fast enough she can come to a conflict with the wrong tools, impacting her usefulness at times.&lt;ref&gt;“What happened?” I asked Genesis, trying not to look at Grue.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;She glanced between the two of us.  “Realized Mannequin was using a gas, got a form together to fight that and occupy him, like you recommended, but he wasn’t there when I reformed.  Burnscar was.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Mannequin forfeited his turn.  Burnscar went up next,” I explained.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Ah.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You manage to stop her?”  Grue asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No.  I wasn’t prepared to fight her, but she couldn’t really hurt me either.  She left.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Can you get a body together to fight the fires?” I asked, hugging my arms against my chest.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’ll try.  My reserves are low.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Thank you.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I’m sorry I wasn’t able to stop them.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/08/07 Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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A "triceratops-bull-cyborg thing" that could charge through doors.&lt;ref name="6.1"&gt;[[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A "lady knight in shining armor" that could handle men with guns.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

An eight-foot-tall muscular figure like a gargoyle, demon or dragon, with four talons, pebble-like scales, and a short tail. Flies using broad bat wings sprouting from the shoulders. It could breathe out dark smoke that caused coughing even if invisible traces of it were inhaled.&lt;ref name="9.3"/&gt;

A normal-looking girl with auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.&lt;ref name="13.1"&gt;Genesis began to appear a short distance away, near Bitch.  A blurry, beige and yellow, vaguely human-shaped figure coalesced into being.  The shape then sharpened into features and alter in hue until there was the figure of a teenage girl, vaguely cartoonish.  By the time we reached her, she looked indistinguishable from a regular girl.  She had auburn hair, freckles, and thick glasses.  A small smile touched her face as she stretched her arms and legs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/07/28/snare-13-1/ Excerpt] from [[Snare 13.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Lovechild of a scorpion and a stegosaurus, armored with a powerfull [[Wikipedia:Metasoma|metasoma]] topped with a dangerous [[Wikipedia:Thagomizer|thagomizer]].&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt;

A "blend between a slug and a rabbit." Two bulbous eyes, two tentacles or floppy ears and a body that hugged the ground. Water flowed up and to the sides of the slug, and small mouth jetted streams of it at the fires of a building near her. Used for firefighting.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A "crude rendering of a man" used to carry her real body.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;

A form similar to [[Bitch]]'s dogs, used as a mount for Trickster and Regent.&lt;ref name="13.6"&gt;[[Snare 13.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A grotesquely obese, yellow-skinned "caricature of a sumo wrestler", with eyes like black buttons, translucent and oily skin, and no hair, clothes, or other features. Items pressed into the belly or put into the mouth became trapped inside, but can be hauled out.&lt;ref name="13.6" /&gt;

A griffon/pterodactyl with both arms and wings, capable of hitting [[Crawler]] with a car and dropping large pieces of rubble on him. No legs, face is "gargoyle-like".&lt;ref name="14.4"&gt;[[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A ghostly woman wreathed with chains, with white, "smoky" hair that covered her face and talons for hands. She had no lower body extending from the tattered poncho-style cloak she wore, and floated as though she were as light as air. Strong enough to shatter plywood.&lt;ref name="15.8"&gt;[[Colony 15.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A giant woman’s face carved out of bone, surrounded by long, thin, branching tentacles. Tough, good for multitasking.&lt;ref name="15.10"&gt;[[Colony 15.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A creature "like a bison with wings, but her back had a bowl-shaped depression, and she had stubby little legs and antennae." Able to fly and carry [[Trickster]] in the basin on her back.&lt;ref name="15.10" /&gt;

A giant image of [[Eden]].&lt;ref name="30.6" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
She was in a wheelchair since she was four.&lt;ref name="13.5" /&gt;
Jess was a member of a professional-level video game team on Earth Aleph. When the [[Simurgh]] attacked Madison, WI on Earth Bet, she took several buildings from Earth Aleph - including the building Jess was in - which left her stranded on Earth Bet with her friends. After [[Francis Krouse|Francis]] found a suitcase full of [[Cauldron]] superhero serum, they each took one except for [[Noelle]] and [[Oliver]] who only took half a dose.

===Story Start===
She traveled to [[Brockton Bay]] with the rest of the [[Travelers]].

She assisted in the villainous team up against [[Lung]] and the [[ABB]]. She was deployed with Trickster and Tattletale. Tattletale was able to intuit her power.&lt;ref name="6.1" /&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
[[The Undersiders &amp; Travelers vs The Slaughterhouse Nine|Fought]] alongside the Undersiders against the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

Genesis provided assistance in guarding [[Boardwalk|Skitter's territory]] but was not able to stop [[Mannequin|Mannequin's]] retalitory strike.&lt;ref name="13.3"/&gt; She later tried to put out the fires when [[Burnscar]] showed up to tag in.

Used a specialized form to capture [[Shatterbird]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Dealt with the members of the [[Dragonflight]], though several of her forms were shot by a sub orbital laser model, this was likely the [[Astaroth-Nidhug]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Returned to [[Earth Aleph]], she did not seem to keep in contact with her former friends.

===[[Gold Morning]]===
She was [[Rise of Khepri|requisitioned]] for the final push and would create a giant image of the [[The Counterpart|Counterpart]] to break the spirit of [[The Warrior]].&lt;ref name="30.6"&gt;[[Speck 30.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Genesis Worm}}

==Trivia==
*Jess took [[Cauldron]] vial F-1-6-1-1, ‘Deus’, the same vial as the [[Siberian's Master]]&lt;ref&gt;[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?682837-Worm-Bet-the-Alternate-Thread-The-Star-Wars-Prequel-Trilogy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16832686#post16832686 Discussion with Wildbow on RPG.net]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Quotes==
:"A world that was awesome in the truer sense of the word, greater in so many respects. In a metaphorical sense, the peaks were higher, the valleys lower, works of art more artful, extremes more… extreme. It wasn't a good thing. Make the mountains twice as tall and the chasms twice as deep, and things start crumbling." - Jess to her team members.&lt;ref name="17.8"&gt;[[Migration 17.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis Dynamite''' is a member of the Wards.
==Background:==
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==Personality:==
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==Appearance:==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers:==
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
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[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers==
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[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Appearance==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers==
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'''Dennis Dynamite''' is a member of the Wards.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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'''Dennis Dynamite''' is a member of the Wards.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
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Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
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Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
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==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying over cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards. His full name is Dennis Danger Dynamite.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement.  The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move.  His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time.  While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze. 
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards. His full name is Dennis Danger Dynamite.
==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move. His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time. While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker's costume is skintight white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. The armor has grey clocks on it, some of which move, others are stationary and some only their arms move. His helmet is a faceless, smooth expanse of white.
==Abilities and Powers==
Dennis can freeze anything in time for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes by simply touching it, with no control over the time. While the objects is frozen, it cannot be broken or hurt, he describes it as being "inviolable" and that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age =
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age =
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Background==
[Coming Soon]
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| alias = Clockblocker
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| age =
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Wards]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered from a needle used to provide bone marrow for transplant.
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| previous team =
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| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers. The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.{{cite}}
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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{{Infobox character
| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| family = }}
'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.

==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time.

This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans{{cite}}, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers. The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.{{cite}}
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair and about average height. 

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers. The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.{{cite}}
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair and about average height. 

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers. The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.{{cite}}
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair and about average height. 

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.{{cite}}
===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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| Image = [[File:Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png|thumb|292px]]
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair and about average height. 

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial =Agitation 3.8 
| Image = [[File:Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png|thumb|292px]]
| family = }}
'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-feats-and-source-thread.335340/page-2#post-17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| name = Dennis
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| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-feats-and-source-thread.335340/page-2#post-17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;
==Personality==
Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
Clockblocker is observent and understands the social and political implications of the heroes actions&lt;ref&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;

==Appearance==
Dennis is caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-19-scourge/19-06/ Scourge 19.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armour was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl|Glory girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before Glastig Uaine claimed him. Glastig Uaine later used his ghost.

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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications of the heroes actions&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Was in a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the mad worm.

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| name = Dennis
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| alignment= Hero
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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications of the heroes actions&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[William Manton|Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the mad worm.

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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
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| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications of the heroes actions&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the mad worm.

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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Taylor Hebert|Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.
Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications of the heroes actions&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Scourge 19.7]&lt;/ref&gt;.
== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;. His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-22-cell/22-01/ Cell 22.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Sentinel 9.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 
==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Amy Dallon|Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the mad worm.

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| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, delibritly choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism/ 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]]. And the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
His teammate and friend they had a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic then usually.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-13-snare/13-x-interlude/ Interlude 13.x]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, delibritly choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism/ 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]]. And the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
His teammate and friend they had a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic then usually.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[[[Interlude 13]]]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands,feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

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'''Dennis''' is a member of the Wards.
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, delibritly choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism/ 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", even showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]], but still not crossing the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]]. And the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
His teammate and friend they had a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic then usually.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable" according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands,feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15, he was donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, this stressful situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that is inserted into bone when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

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| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

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| previous team = [[Wards]]
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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the battle against Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; 
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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
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==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; because he found it funny. Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;, including humans, as well as inanimate objects&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;.

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;, being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
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'''Dennis, '''known widely as the young hero '''Clockblocker, '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" things, freezing them in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attack&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;. He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during [[Oil-rig battle|the battle against]] Scion before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a white costume, with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands, the places the armor was broadest, had moving hands.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His ceramic helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. 

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a Striker ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| alignment= Hero
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| status = 
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| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out
.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name = "PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name = "IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast" /&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;

Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
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| Image =YunYun Clockblocker.png 
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| name = Dennis
| alias = Clockblocker
| gender = Male
| age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| status = 
| team = [[Protectorate]]
| previous team = [[Wards]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
| web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]] 
| family = }}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''Clockblocker''',''' '''is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast" /&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- Delete if not needed
 He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.

“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”

“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” --&gt;
===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast" /&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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|alias = Clockblocker
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|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Hero]]
|team = [[The Protectorate]] ([[Brockton Bay]])
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Brockton Bay]])
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|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had power synergy with [[Vista]], able to freeze material she had stretched and manipulated.{{cite}}

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="cast"&gt;Clockblocker – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="cast" /&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Hero]]
|team = [[The Protectorate]] ([[Brockton Bay]])
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Brockton Bay]])
|power = selective stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had power synergy with [[Vista]], able to freeze material she had stretched and manipulated.{{cite}}

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - 
[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He had power synergy with [[Vista]], able to freeze material she had stretched and manipulated.{{cite}}

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="updated look" /&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; As of [[Sting 26.3]], his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="updated look"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face.-[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4d2vsz/spoilers_clockblockers_trigger/d1noxhl Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/381hly/known_trigger_events_spoilers_all/crs6wfl Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
&lt;/gallery&gt;
== Trivia ==
* The movable clock screens on Clockblockers costume is not tinkertech. Such screens have been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI known to exist] in reality.
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|civname = Dennis
|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Brockton Bay]])
|power = selective stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Equipment ==
Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers.

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock screens on Clockblockers costume is not tinkertech. Such screens have been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI known to exist] in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!-- ===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock screens on Clockblockers costume is not tinkertech. Such screens have been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI known to exist] in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock screens on Clockblockers costume is not tinkertech. Such screens have been [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI known to exist] in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism. 

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; 

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Golden Morning|Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|civname = Dennis
|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|family = Father
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|family = Father
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; His costume included a utility belt.&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.
&lt;br&gt;
Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a deploy-able tent.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Backstage-PRT-678563172 Lonsheep]
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt.&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.
&lt;br&gt;
Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Clockblocker carried paper, which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Backstage-PRT-678563172 Lonsheep]
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Backstage-PRT-678563172 Lonsheep]
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Backstage-PRT-678563172 Lonsheep]
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-412615408 Illustration] by[http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-651176164 lonsheep on DeviantArt].
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Backstage-PRT-678563172 Lonsheep]
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
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== Trivia ==
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|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Hero]]
|team = [[Brockton Bay]] [[Protectorate]]
|previous team = [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]]
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included amoung other things flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backback.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds to 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]].

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[Brockton Bay]] [[Protectorate]]
|previous team = [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]]
|power = Selective Stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
==== Vista ====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skintight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line. This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
&lt;!--===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297
When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate.--&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
&lt;/gallery&gt;
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== Trivia ==
* The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Fanart Gallery ==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Clockblocker was resurrected by [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

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==Trivia==
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|alias = Clockblocker
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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;19 (post-timeskip)(speculative)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Clockblocker was resurrected by [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

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clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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==Trivia==
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==

===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Clockblocker was resurrected by [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces on Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech. Such screens [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDtJv33MSTI exist] in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--“This is a trick,” he said.

“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”

He didn’t respond to that.

“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.

“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.

“What?”

“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.”

https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers personality inversion, caused by his resurrection.&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being "inviolable", according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==

===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Clockblocker was resurrected by [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;
|timeskip=19
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
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|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Art by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|Clockblocker by Nethernity
qlgiDNC.jpg|(left)
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|civname = Dennis
|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;
|timeskip=19
|sequel=21
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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|timeskip=19
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php...gy-Still-Sucks-Though&amp;p=16782054#post16782054
Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;
|timeskip=19
|sequel=21
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}

==Trivia==
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|timeskip=19
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“What?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech, such screens have been incorporated into products such a shoes and t shirts in reality.

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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
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|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
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|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. He did not see much of a future as a hero.&lt;ref&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}
==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.
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|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
|timeskip=19
|sequel=21
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”

“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''.”

“Talking to me?”

“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”

“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
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*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”

 “Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''.”

 “Talking to me?”

 “Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”

 “Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
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*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
--&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?” 

“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''." 

“Talking to me?” 

“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.” 

“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}
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|name = Clockblocker
|image = YunYun Clockblocker.png 
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[https://redd.it/5huj29 Image] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Dennis
|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (story start)&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;
|timeskip=19
|sequel=21
|family = Father
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|power = Selective Stasis
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;say clockblocker ten times fast&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is weird.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started everything by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”

“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."

“Talking to me?”

“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”

“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;


===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}
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*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.
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PRT van.jpg|Clockblocker with Vista and the PRT by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep on DeviantArt].|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
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{{quote|The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, [...] got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.|[[Vista]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|sequel = 21
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive/Resurrected
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|power = Selective Stasis
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Glow-worm P.9]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Pitch 6.4]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
}}
'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - [parahumans.wordpress.com Comment] by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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|gender = Male
|age = 17&lt;ref name = "PM1"/&gt;
|timeskip = 19
|sequel = 21
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|power = Selective Stasis
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Glow-worm P.9]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Pitch 6.4]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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|alias = Clockblocker
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (will turn 18 in 2011)&lt;ref name = "PM1" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [[Interlude 7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|post-timeskip = 19
|sequel = 21
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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{{quote|''You’re'' right.  I was, ''am'', angry.  At the pointlessness of what happened, what’s still happening out there.  I get frustrated and angry when I’m here, because I feel like I should be out on the streets.  I get pissed off when I’m out on patrol because I feel like I should be with my family… but when I’m with my family, I feel frustrated and helpless because I can’t do anything there…|Clockblocker to [[Vista]]|[[Sentinel 9.3]]}}
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{{quote|The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, [...] cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions [...] that’s the inner voice now.|[[Vista]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Dennis
|image = YunYun Clockblocker.png 
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[https://redd.it/5huj29 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
|alias = Clockblocker&lt;br&gt;Clock&lt;ref&gt;“Hold that thought,” Gallant told their newest member, “Hey Clock, you don’t mind if I take point?” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I want to know who and what we’re up against.  I want to know who and what I’m working with.  If you’re… closer to the agents?  Is that a sore point or touchy subject?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“More for Clock than it is for me,” Kid Win said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (will turn 18 in 2011)&lt;ref name = "PM1" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [[Interlude 7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|post-timeskip = 19
|sequel = 22
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|power = Selective Stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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{{quote|''You’re'' right.  I was, ''am'', angry.  At the pointlessness of what happened, what’s still happening out there.  I get frustrated and angry when I’m here, because I feel like I should be out on the streets.  I get pissed off when I’m out on patrol because I feel like I should be with my family… but when I’m with my family, I feel frustrated and helpless because I can’t do anything there…|Clockblocker to [[Vista]]|[[Sentinel 9.3]]}}
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{{quote|The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, [...] cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions [...] that’s the inner voice now.|[[Vista]] to [[Victoria]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Dennis
|image = YunYun Clockblocker.png 
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[https://redd.it/5huj29 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
|alias = Clockblocker&lt;br&gt;Clock&lt;ref&gt;“Hold that thought,” Gallant told their newest member, “Hey Clock, you don’t mind if I take point?” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I want to know who and what we’re up against.  I want to know who and what I’m working with.  If you’re… closer to the agents?  Is that a sore point or touchy subject?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“More for Clock than it is for me,” Kid Win said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (will turn 18 in 2011)&lt;ref name = "PM1" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [[Interlude 7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|post-timeskip = 19
|sequel = 22
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|power = Selective Stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences. And was far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the story-line.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. Which he could freeze to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers. Mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his fathers' was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze The Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|With [[Skitter]]. Illustration by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on DeviantArt
qlgiDNC.jpg|With [[Taylor Hebert]]. Illustration by YunYunHakusho on Spacebattles
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{{quote|''You’re'' right.  I was, ''am'', angry.  At the pointlessness of what happened, what’s still happening out there.  I get frustrated and angry when I’m here, because I feel like I should be out on the streets.  I get pissed off when I’m out on patrol because I feel like I should be with my family… but when I’m with my family, I feel frustrated and helpless because I can’t do anything there…|Clockblocker to [[Vista]]|[[Sentinel 9.3]]}}
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{{quote|The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, [...] cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions [...] that’s the inner voice now.|[[Vista]] to [[Victoria]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Dennis
|image = YunYun Clockblocker.png 
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[https://redd.it/5huj29 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
|alias = Clockblocker&lt;br&gt;Clock&lt;ref&gt;“Hold that thought,” Gallant told their newest member, “Hey Clock, you don’t mind if I take point?” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I want to know who and what we’re up against.  I want to know who and what I’m working with.  If you’re… closer to the agents?  Is that a sore point or touchy subject?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“More for Clock than it is for me,” Kid Win said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (will turn 18 in 2011)&lt;ref name = "PM1" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [[Interlude 7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|post-timeskip = 19
|sequel = 22
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
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* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of the [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences, and is far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the storyline.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. He could freeze the paper to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers, mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his father's was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze the Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

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clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|With [[Skitter]]. Illustration by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on DeviantArt
qlgiDNC.jpg|With [[Taylor Hebert]]. Illustration by YunYunHakusho on Spacebattles
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{{quote|''You’re'' right.  I was, ''am'', angry.  At the pointlessness of what happened, what’s still happening out there.  I get frustrated and angry when I’m here, because I feel like I should be out on the streets.  I get pissed off when I’m out on patrol because I feel like I should be with my family… but when I’m with my family, I feel frustrated and helpless because I can’t do anything there…|Clockblocker to [[Vista]]|[[Sentinel 9.3]]}}
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{{quote|The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, [...] cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions [...] that’s the inner voice now.|[[Vista]] to [[Victoria]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Dennis
|image = YunYun Clockblocker.png 
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[https://redd.it/5huj29 Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
|alias = Clockblocker&lt;br&gt;Clock&lt;ref&gt;“Hold that thought,” Gallant told their newest member, “Hey Clock, you don’t mind if I take point?” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“I want to know who and what we’re up against.  I want to know who and what I’m working with.  If you’re… closer to the agents?  Is that a sore point or touchy subject?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“More for Clock than it is for me,” Kid Win said. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = 17 (will turn 18 in 2011)&lt;ref name = "PM1" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [[Interlude 7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|post-timeskip = 19
|sequel = 22
|family = Father
|classification = [[Striker]] 7&lt;ref name="9.1"/&gt;
|unique = [[All-or-Nothing]]&lt;ref&gt;'''Torrieltar:''' How fast can Path to Victory react to unforeseen changes?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' All changes are foreseen, as a rule. Can't cite anything, but there's a line that sorta appears in the story, where you run into the perfects (perfect defense, perfect offense) and stuff gets fucky - and the rule of thumb is that 'unless your ability beats -everything-, it doesn't beat this'. For processing power Contessa's ability would be on this level (as with Flechette's Sting, Clockblocker's inviolability, Siberian's invulnerability). - Wildbow on Reddit, archived on Spacebattles&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://spacebattles.com/posts/29824546 --&gt;
|civ occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team =
* Brockton Bay [[Protectorate]]
* Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|power = Selective Stasis
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'''Dennis''', widely known as the young hero '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.&lt;includeonly&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17374706&lt;/includeonly&gt;

==Personality==
Dennis likes to joke about everything, deliberately choosing an offensive cape-name because he found it funny.&lt;ref&gt;“I miss the old Dennis.  The guy who picked a sorta rude codename and announced himself in front of the news so Piggy and the other people in charge couldn’t really make him change it.  Because it was funny.  Because he liked pushing the limits and because he saw this all as something fun.  The new Dennis is so angry.  Now I guess I get why.” - [[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Given his father having a life threatening illness for much of his life, he may have used this as a coping mechanism.

Clockblocker has had a tendency to be willing to work alongside the "villains", going so far as showing some kind of fondness for [[Skitter]]. However, he never crossed the line into being a villain. He does help Skitter cut [[Noelle Meinhardt|Echidna]] in half using a frozen piece of spider silk.

Clockblocker is observant and understands the social and political implications the revelations of [[The Triumvirate]]'s actions on the [[Protectorate]] as well as the utter wreckage it would have on the team dynamic of the Protectorate teams.&lt;ref name="19.6 e1"&gt;He wasn’t wrong.  We were suffering losses, and we hadn’t achieved anything.  Echidna was as strong as she’d ever been, stronger than she’d been at the outset of the fight, and she kept on acquiring clones that cost more than we could afford to put down.  Alexandria and Eidolon were only the tips of the iceberg.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“It’s a big hit to morale, but-”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Clockblocker cut me off.  “We lost.  Not this fight.  Maybe we can still win it, won’t deny it’s possible, with Scion maybe showing up.  But the big picture?  There’s no coming back from this.  Without the Protectorate, without all the work that it does to organize heroes around the world, there’s no getting everyone working together.  The amount of anger?  The suspicion, wondering if a teammate took the formula or not?  How can we go up against the next Endbringer that shows up?” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/09/scourge-19-6/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--


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Clockblocker always knew how dangerous his power was, but the Wards are discouraged from using lethal weaponry, so he didn't have anything setup prior. There's mention of him using paper.
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===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Clockblocker has become jaded by his experiences, and is far more sarcastic and acerbic than he used to be.&lt;ref&gt;“This is a trick,” he said.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Yeah,” I admitted.  “But not the way you’re thinking.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He didn’t respond to that.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Do you need me to take a different position?” I asked.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Once upon a time, I would have had something clever to say in response to that,” he said, quiet.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“What?”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“Nevermind.  Kneel, with your arms behind you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
Dennis suffers something like a personality inversion, caused by [[The Flock|his resurrection]].&lt;ref&gt;“Dennis is ''weird''.  The inner voice that he had, that looked at this fucked up world of ours and laughed at it and called attention to it, that started ''everything'' by questioning the situations we were in, being skeptical of people until they proved themselves, that’s his outer voice now.  And his old outer voice, that was cynical and frustrated because he asked those questions, he challenged, and he adapted, he got hurt and tired and heartbroken… that’s the inner voice now.  Like there’s something dejected but stubborn at the core of it all, and that’s where the jokey quips and skepticism come from now.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Relationships===
====[[Vista]]====
Vista was his teammate and friend on the Wards. The two shared a useful team dynamic and were able to use their powers effectively together.

==Appearance &amp; Equipment ==
Dennis is Caucasian with red hair, blue eyes and about average height.

Clockblocker wore a skintight white costume,&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Clockblocker''' – A member of the Brockton Bay Wards, wears a white skin tight costume with body armor.  Has flat, featureless pane over his face to serve as a mask and clock faces studding the armor.  Can freeze something in time for an indeterminate period on touching it. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Worm Cast Page]&lt;/ref&gt; with panels of glossy white armoring placed strategically to not inhibit his movement. It covered every inch of his skin. The armor had grey clocks inscribed on it; the ones at his shoulder, the center of his chest, and the backs of his hands - the places the armor was broadest - had hands that moved at different speeds&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; using digital displays.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt;

His helmet was a faceless, smooth expanse of white.&lt;ref name="Cast1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; By the time he was a member of the Protectorate, his mask featured an animated clock over the face.&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"&gt;I glanced at Clockblocker, but he appeared unfazed. Not that I could really tell. His armor still had animated clock faces digitally displayed on the open spaces, and there was one in the middle of his face. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/sting-26-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the resurrection he has breaker-like alterations to his body, including rigid hair, that does not allow him to wear fitted helmets anymore. He has added [[Valkyrie]]'s wings on his chest emblem.&lt;ref&gt;Dennis’s red hair didn’t move in the wind, and there was a faint lensing at the very edges of his face, like they might at the corner of a chandelier, except more dark than light.  He wore a coat over a gray costume with clock faces worked into it, Valkyrie’s ‘wings’ at the clock predominant at the chest.&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;“The mutated hair looks cool, at least,” Vista said.  “I bet it’s a pain in the ass.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“You have no idea,” Dennis said, touching hair that might as well have been time-stopped, it was so unmoving. “I can’t wear my usual style of helmet. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Clockblocker could "tag" nearly anything, freezing it in time.&lt;ref name="9.1"&gt;Clockblocker and Vista are your best assets.  Clockblocker is a [[Striker]] 7 with touch-based time-stopping. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This power could affect living creatures,&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; including humans, as well as inanimate objects.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6"&gt;[[Scourge 19.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; It could not affect him.&lt;ref&gt;'''Jim Lee:''' Clockblocker’s power does work on himself. We’ve seen him doing it a couple of times, to survive some sort of area explosion or the like.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;'''wildbow:''' His costume, not himself. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/#comment-21896 Discussion] in [[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Targets were stuck in the air, immobile, but weren't harmed.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt; They were immune to conventional attacks.&lt;ref name="19.6"/&gt; He described the effect as being [[Perfect|"inviolable"]], according to "the doctors", and claimed that he would sooner expect [[Siberian]] to "fold the universe in half" than break something he froze.&lt;ref name="13.x"&gt;[[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt; Thin objects could be extremely sharp, threatening enemies who moved into them.&lt;ref name="9.4" /&gt;&lt;ref name="19.6" /&gt;

Clockblocker could freeze something within a fraction of a second of it making contact,&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; whether it be his hands, feet,&lt;ref name="26.3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; or any part of his body. He could freeze only the bugs that were in contact with a section of his body, or everything in contact with him at once.&lt;ref name="22.1 e1"&gt;“It remains a possibility.  If her teammates were to attack, she’d be positioned to use her power to hamper us, up until we used the nonlethal measures to incapacitate her,” Tagg replied.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I could use my power,” Clockblocker said.  “Put her on pause, repeat the process until we have other measures in place.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“No,” Tagg said.  “We need you elsewhere, and each contact gives her a chance to act against you or escape.  She’s confined, and we can use countermeasures to incapacitate her if need be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; He was able to tag [[Leviathan]] without being injured, though it did cause him to almost drown in the water he was in.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Clockblocker couldn't disable the effects of his power.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Objects remained frozen for a period between 30 seconds and 10 minutes, with no control over the time limit. His powers remained comparatively static throughout the storyline.

His power worked through interconnected objects, but it had a limited range. Like many [[parahumans]], his power's strength varied based on his mental state. He was just barely able to push it through the thread binding [[Echidna]] and [[Ignis Fatuus]], noting that his power must have been "working at peak efficiency" at the time.&lt;ref name="19.7"&gt;[[Scourge 19.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Equipment==
His costume included a utility belt, which included, among other things, flashbangs&lt;ref&gt;Aegis [wearing Clockblocker's costume] didn't try to run this time.  He stood his ground and reached for his utility belt.  He retrieved something that looked like a miniature fire extinguisher.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Then he pulled the pin. - [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; and paper. He could freeze the paper to create barriers or "steps" in midair.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later in his career, he would incorporate more equipment into his suit as he found more creative ways to use his powers, mainly a gauntlet with propelled finger projectiles,&lt;ref name="20.5 e1"&gt;Clockblocker used his glove, and the fingertips shot out with explosive force, with what looked like gleaming white fishing line stretching between the digits and the glove.  The tips punched into a wall.  A fence of thin lines, not much different from my spider silk.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Dragon put her hand on the glove, and the tips retracted just as fast.  My bugs could hear her speaking.  “…’ll hurt … civilians.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and a rapidly deployable tent built into his backpack.&lt;ref name="26.5 e2"&gt;Clockblocker activated the device on his back. A dome unfolded around him, almost like a tent, though more rigid.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Rachel had already fled with her dogs. Even so, it was tight, everyone pressed together inside.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;He froze the dome.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;I regretted that I didn’t get to see the follow-up attack.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The Thanda had a cape that was sort of in the same vein as Shuffle. A teleporter of landmasses.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This cape didn’t need to teleport things onto solid ground. In fact, he specialized in the opposite.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;A large building was teleported into the stratosphere, where it summarily fell on the cube. I could hear the crash through the cameras the Brockton Bay Wards wore.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Siberians down, I thought. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Dennis triggered when he was 15. While donating bone marrow to his father to help with his condition, the stress of the situation gave him his powers.&lt;ref name="PM1"&gt;Clockblocker is 17, a high school senior. He triggered at 15, during a bone-marrow transplant for his dad. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17584328/ Private message by Wildbow, archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt; The needle that was about to be inserted into his bones when extracting marrow was what shaped his powers into a [[striker]] ability,&lt;ref&gt;This conforms. In this case it was the needle that was to go into Dennis' leg that crystalized it as a striker trigger. - [https://redd.it/4d2vsz Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt; being able to pause time as his father's was rapidly running out.&lt;ref&gt;In this case the striker component was the tool being used. The irony/theme come into play with his dad having so little time, and CB knowing that but still caving due to the pain. - [https://redd.it/381hly Wildbow on Reddit Again]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
Got into a compromising position during the [[Battle at the Bank]] when he panicked and froze some of Skitter's swarm, accidentally pinning himself in place.

He and Vista were able to stop Bakuda's final bomb.&lt;ref name="IRC1"&gt;Wildbow: shrink bomb with Vista, surround with clockblocked material. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17045786 IRC comment] by [[Wildbow]], archived on SpaceBattles&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Dennis' father was dying of cancer, previous medical treatments being ineffective, but he asked [[Panacea]] and [[Glory Girl]] for a favor in curing his father of cancer, which they gave him.&lt;ref name="9.3"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Was a major part of Piggot's plan to take out the Nine.

Expressed regret over becoming a Ward due the relative poor performance of the heroes in comparison to the villains. He stated that the reason was because the heroes were bogged down by rules and regulations, none of which the villains had to worry about.&lt;ref&gt;“Regret what?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Joining the Wards.  The rules, the bureaucracy.  It’s… fuck, I mean, I appreciate having the resources.  Guys to make the costume, even ''this''."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Talking to me?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Sure.  Make sure my head’s screwed on right.  But at the same time, being stuck in a classroom after Leviathan attacks, because the ''rules'' say I have to be in school a certain number of hours a day?  It’s fucked.  I wonder if the villains are winning because they don’t have to worry about that stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Could be.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Was later instrumental again in turning the tide in the fight against Echidna. Had a discussion with Skitter over fallout over the secrets that were revealed during the battle.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Was involved in the [[Incident at Arcadia High|revelations]] concerning Skitters identity at [[Arcadia High]].
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Had graduated into the Protectorate in the two years since. When [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] emerged [[Weaver]] asked that he be placed in command of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards team.&lt;ref&gt;When Taylor asks for Clockblocker to be on her operative team, she asks for him to return to his old team and be leader again. This is because he’s presently in the Protectorate. - Comment by Wildbow on [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/#comment-36297 --&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Clockblocker died during the [[Oil-rig battle|battle against Scion]] before [[Glaistig Uaine]] claimed him, using his abilities to fight the [[Zion|mad Worm]].

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
[[Valkyrie]] speculates that she may be able to resurrect her ghosts in some form by merging them with [[Nilbog]]'s creations.&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A figure that may be Clockblocker, a young man with red hair wearing a white bodysuit, later appears alongside her,&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="IEc1"&gt;A red haired young man that was donning a white bodysuit. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/#comment-54415 Comment by Wildbow ] on [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt; making him one of the earliest of the returned. 

Regardless, two years later Clockblocker was seen with [[Valkyrie]] as a member of her [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
During the initial fight with [[The Simurgh]], together with [[Vista]] and [[Capricorn Blue]], attempted to anchor and freeze the Endbringer.&lt;ref name="II20.1"&gt;[[Last 20.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, inside the [[Cauldron Compound|The Wardens' HQ]] he succeeds in that with [[Sveta Karelia|Sveta]]'s help.&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Clockblocker Worm}}

==Trivia==
*The movable clock faces integral to Clockblockers costume are not tinkertech,&lt;ref name="26.3 e1"/&gt; such screens have been incorporated into products such as shoes and t-shirts in reality.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Mainly_clockblocker_by_nethernity-d9yb1vl.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://nethernity.deviantart.com/art/Clockblocker-And-Vista-Worm-601818177 Illustration] by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
Clockblocker_by_thekrustacean-d6tns34.png |Illustration by [http://thekrustacean.deviantart.com/ TheKrustacean] on DeviantArt|link=http://fav.me/d6tns34
clockblocker_by_lonsheep-daroyqs.png|Illustration by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep on DeviantArt]|link=http://fav.me/daroyqs
PRT van.jpg|With [[Vista]] and the [[PRT]]. Illustration by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ lonsheep on DeviantArt]|link=http://fav.me/db7zyp0
Brockton Bay Wards by YunYunHakusho.JPG|&lt;center&gt;Illustration by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
clockblocker_skitter__worm__by_nethernity-d9zxfs7.jpg|With [[Skitter]]. Illustration by [http://nethernity.deviantart.com/ nethernity] on DeviantArt
qlgiDNC.jpg|With [[Taylor Hebert]]. Illustration by YunYunHakusho on Spacebattles
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[Coming Soon]
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A fixture of the Brockton Bay wards.

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A fixture of the Brockton Bay wards.

===Story Start===
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===

===[[Golden Morning]]===
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A fixture of the Brockton Bay wards.

===Story Start===


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A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.

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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia... His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.

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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.

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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.

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| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.

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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.
== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.
== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
99e64f3f86a07691b1c005f716d3dc7d.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
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| gender = Male
| Image = [[File:Kid win.jpg]]
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

Scion later shot Kid Win through the chest, killing him.
== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
99e64f3f86a07691b1c005f716d3dc7d.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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      <comment>If nothing else of Kid Win's presence in the story is currently listed on the wiki, then his manner of death shouldn't be one of the only things listed under "History", at least not yet.</comment>
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created and maintained [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Drone 23.5]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
99e64f3f86a07691b1c005f716d3dc7d.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment. 

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
99e64f3f86a07691b1c005f716d3dc7d.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
A fixture of the Brockton Bay [[Wards]].
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank.
 
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
 	
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
99e64f3f86a07691b1c005f716d3dc7d.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278/ babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

&lt;!--Kid Win, Chris – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis.

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==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor. Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor.&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
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== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.&lt;!--
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Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;


==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

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| name = Chris
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| gender = Male
| Image = [[File:Kid win.jpg]]
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;


==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the Debate. 

Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = [[File:Kid win.jpg]]
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;


==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the Debate. 

Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = [[File:Kid win.jpg]]
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
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| team = [[Wards]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the Debate. 

Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| Image = [[File:Kid win.jpg]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''' is a member of the Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.

The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.

All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”
&lt;br&gt;
Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.” 
[...]
“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the Debate. 

Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
 	
===[[Golden Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''', known to the public as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the Brockton Bay Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon meant for an A-level threat against [[The Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]]. The lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the Debate. 

Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.
===Post-[[Echidna]]===
 
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his speciality. 

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation =
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.x"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/ Sentinal Interlude - Weld]&lt;/ref&gt;
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'''Chris''', known to the public as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the Brockton Bay Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Bakuda is a chaos tinker. Somewhere in line with the field test tinker.&lt;br&gt;Blasto is an Alchemist.&lt;br&gt;Bonesaw likely started out as a Limit but breadth and depth factor in to branch her out considerably.&lt;br&gt;Cask is magi, I guess. I kneejerked a 'no', but I suppose it fits.&lt;br&gt;Chariot is closer to being a mover hyperspecialist.&lt;br&gt;Jia is a simulation architect.&lt;br&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind.&lt;br&gt;Lab Rat is more a field test tinker (chaos), working his way to valid results by experimenting on others (and sometimes himself).&lt;br&gt;Better to say Alan Gramme was an Architect, but a dramatic shift and change to becoming Mannequin made him a Combat Magi instead.&lt;br&gt;Masamune - Resource&lt;br&gt;Richter - Virus tinker&lt;br&gt;Squealer - probably Hyperspec-Architect Obsessive.&lt;br&gt;Stinger - Hyperspec (Rockets)&lt;br&gt;String Theory - Doomsday Architect&lt;br&gt;Tecton - Tectonic Templar&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ogun - Chaos Tinker-Shaker&lt;br&gt;Particulate - Disintegration/Dust hyperspec-binary.&lt;br&gt;Trainwreck - Crude bodysuit/armor combat-resource tinker &amp; case 53. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5iblo6/classifying_canon_tinkers_by_methodology/db7eg12/ reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]].

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinal 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

eventually he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Chris
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| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
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| occupation = Student
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

eventually he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.
==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

eventually he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===	
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
 
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets, but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.
==Fanart Gallery==
&lt;gallery&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
&lt;/gallery&gt;
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually modular equipment.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

==Fanart Gallery==
&lt;gallery&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]]
| family =
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in laser guns though later discovered that his specialty was actually alternate settings or uses.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

He created [[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04/drone-23-5/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; and thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractable after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Story Start ===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;
The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually multi-utility devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the scapes unleashed by the new S-class threat. 
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cockroaches 28.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]]
| family =
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually multi-utility devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the scapes unleashed by the new S-class threat. 
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [https://worm.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lonsheep].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
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| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually multi-utility devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the scapes unleashed by the new S-class threat. 
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
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| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the scapes unleashed by the new S-class threat. 
===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [https://worm.fandom.com/wiki/User:Lonsheep].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= Hero
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, presumably killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Fanart Gallery==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specializes in advanced guns though later discoveries showed that his specialty is actually modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- Alternator Cannon, parts teleport in - 3.10
- spark pistol - 3.8, 9.4
- hover-board - 3.8
&lt;s&gt;- Gallant’s power suit - 23.5&lt;/s&gt;
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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|Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
|-
|Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
|-
|[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
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|Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;

Thought he had an affinity for laser pistols before he realized what his specialization truly was.&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
|-
|Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
|-
|Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
|-
|[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
|-
|Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|-
|
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- Flying laser/desiccation to drones - 22.3
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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| name = Chris
| alias = Kid Win
| gender = Male
| Image = Kid win card1.jpg
| imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
| age = 14-18
| alignment= [[Heroes|Hero]]
| occupation = Student
| team = [[Wards]]
| previous team =
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"/&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;/small&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"/&gt;
| web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
| family =
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability. 

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
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|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
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|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width:100%"
|Equipment Features
! scope="col" |
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
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|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

==Fanart Gallery==
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|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
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|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alteration to his body.&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body.- [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].

Chris was not handling his resurrection all that well.&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body.&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body.- [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].

Chris was not handling his resurrection all that well.&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
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|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student
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|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body.&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body.- [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]].

Chris was not handling his resurrection all that well.&lt;ref name="II17.2"&gt;[[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (previously)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (previously)
|web serial = [[Worm]], [[Agitation 3.8]] &lt;br&gt; [[Ward]], [[Heavens 12.none]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]]
|family= Unnamed father
}}
'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
&lt;gallery spacing="small" captionalign="center" position="center"&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
&lt;/gallery&gt;

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|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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{{Infobox character
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|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
&lt;gallery spacing="small" captionalign="center" position="center"&gt;
Brockton_Bay_Wards.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
&lt;/gallery&gt;

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
}}
'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
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|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
}}
'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton Bay Wards by YunYunHakusho.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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Brockton Bay Wards by YunYunHakusho.JPG|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://www.reddit.com/user/YunYunHakusho YunYunHakusho] on Reddit&lt;/center&gt;|link=https://redd.it/5huj29
kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
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|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

==Fanart Gallery==
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kid win card1.jpg|&lt;center&gt; Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;|link=http://fav.me/darj7t4
Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
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|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
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|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. Respects Hero to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. Legend states that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in the Wardens' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]]. Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in the Wardens' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]]. Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

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|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
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|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Winman
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|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
}}
'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-18
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Kid Win Worm}}

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-17
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Kid Win Worm}}

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.

==Personality==
Chris has attention-deficit disorder and dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved, he also suffers from 'civilian' memories loss.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05/sundown-17-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03/last-20-3/ Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Equipment Features
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt; It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}

==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.  -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and had access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them robbing a bank. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-17
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known publicly as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

--&gt;
Chris has attention-deficit disorder and dyscalculia. His focus shift from projects, often leaving most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] to a very high degree, modeling himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that he has a unique ability to connect with the public, compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win wears body armor colored red and gold, with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Kid Win Worm}}
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 14-17
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Kid Win Worm}}
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{{Infobox character
|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
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|age = 16-17 &lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

--&gt;
Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
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|-
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Knowing that he would be graduating from the Wards in a little while, he attempted to buckle down and successfully create something.&lt;ref&gt;The ''idea'' and motivation driving the action had been good: '''he was graduating the Wards in a little while''', he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself ''Kid'' Win was lame.&lt;/ref&gt; He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption = ''&lt;center&gt;Image by [[User:Lonsheep|Lonsheep]].&lt;/center&gt;''
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br/&gt;Winman
|gender = Male
|age = 16-17 &lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|timeskip= 16-20
|sequel = 18-22
|occupation = Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br/&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.8]]
|ward = [[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br/&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
|family= Unnamed father and mother
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

--&gt;
Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
--&gt;
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
{{Appearance/Kid Win Worm}}
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{{quote|Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn ''interesting'', now. [...] Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.|Kid Win|[[Sentinel 9.4]]}}
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{{quote|Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.|[[Vista]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Chris
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win (By [[Defiant]])&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student (Formerly)
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 reddit comment] by Wildbow.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win (By [[Defiant]])&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption =&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/darj7t4 Illustration] by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Chapter Appearances==
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|name = Chris
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|imagecaption =&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/darj7t4 Illustration] by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z|Interlude 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.f]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his specialty is modular devices.&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - A board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Spark Pistol - A pistol that shot non-lethal sparks.
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]].
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor
*Tac radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transformer handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
}}
'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

--&gt;
Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his speciality is modular weapons and equipment, equipment with multiple alternate settings and uses, adaptable equipment for different situations, and other less-focused devices.&lt;ref&gt;“Anyways, I think it’s working for me.  I’m getting the feeling that I do have a specialization, but it’s more of an approach than a particular field.  Equipment with multiple settings and uses, modular weapons, gear that’s adaptable to different situations, I guess?” - Excerpt from [[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--
Kid Win
Specialty - Modular tech
- “Porcupine” gun armor (folds into large gauntlets) 26.3 
- Nonlethal flamethrower - 10.4
- Forcefield barrier cannon - 10.4
- lightning gun - 10.3
- Lie detector for Legend - 14.y
Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
|Tinker Creations
|-
|
*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - An antigravity&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt; board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
*Laser Pistol - A pistol that shoots non-lethal lasers. Can switch firing modes to a more rapid-fire rate like a machine gun.&lt;ref name="Agi310"&gt;[[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can melt metal wiring.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A larger rifle variant of laser pistol. Designed to be non-lethal so it can heat metal and other inorganic materials, and cut through more fragile materials, but only causes pain, intense heat and the mildest of burns against people with no permanent harm. Able to punch holes in [[Genesis]]' projections.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"/&gt;
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Thermal Goggles.&lt;ref&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Spark Pistol based on data collected on 'hard' light from [[Purity]] and [[Dauntless]]. Fires oversized sparks of blue 'hard' electricity that carry kinetic energy and cause physical impact. Uses spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current, meaning the gun charges itself and each revolution of the current is larger than the last. As such, waiting between shots makes the next shot hit harder than the last up to a limit.&lt;ref&gt;His spark pistol sported a small power core that used spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current. The barrel was wired with a helix-shaped electromagnetic rail, based on some of Armsmaster's old data on the 'hard' light Purity and Dauntless created. Nanomolecular, ionically charged rifling on the barrel's interior was arranged to guide the fired charges into a rough elliptical shape, which sustained their shape and consistency the longest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In laymen's terminology, it was not unlike a power bar that was plugged into itself, with a small addition that made each revolution of the current larger than the one before. An attached battery kept the current going. The shots themselves were 'hard' electricity condensed into balls, which meant they had a physical impact to them, due to how they carried and transferred kinetic energy. Given how the weapon charged, waiting a few seconds between shots meant the next shot hit harder, up to a limit. - Excerpt from [[Sentinelt 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]]. Has multiple modes from bolts of light, a flamethrower-like blast of lightning and sparks,&lt;ref name="Agi310"/&gt; and a focused beam at its highest settings that can last between a few seconds to a minute of concentrated fire.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Armor and blue pistol that combine in a chest compartment to activate a new mode, causing the armor to glow with silver light instead of gold. Two metal pieces attached to his shoulder armor detach into floating turrets, which fire softball-sized blue sparks that, if they miss, eventually slow down and "boomerang" back to on their path before orbiting around Kid Win. At eight sparks, they form a loose ring that arcs electricity around Kid Win as a protective barrier.&lt;ref&gt;[[Parasite 10.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor with more artillery than a [[Dragon]] aircraft, with no neck, no arms, and many gun nozzles that make him look like a hedgehog.&lt;ref name="Sting2"/&gt; Is able to fire all guns at once.&lt;ref name="Sting3"/&gt; Can reconfigure the outside to fold down the armored upper body into massive fingerless gauntlets, leaving him to walk like a gorilla and exposing more of his upper body and head, but allowing him to manoeuvre in enclosed buildings like apartments.&lt;ref name="Sting3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Tactical/"tac" radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transforming handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
*Concussive-cannons for non-lethal disabling of people.
**Hovering turrets that fire concussive blasts&lt;ref&gt;[[Monarch 16.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Small Floating Drones with multiple settings, such as visible lasers,&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; invisible lasers that fire once a second, and a setting that emulates [[Sere]]'s power on a low-enough level to harm [[Skitter]]'s swarm but not people.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lie Detector based on Armsmaster's.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"/&gt;
*Disintegration rays.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
**Heavy Spark gun for [[Vista]] that shot a single green spark that, upon contact with an object or person, briefly flares before disintegrating a target.&lt;ref name="Sting2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser that fires invisible beams that ricochet and lightly burns a small dot on a surface hit, but is not that hot and wouldn't damage or incapacitate a person.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"&gt;[[Parasite 10.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*"Nonlethal" flamethrower that releases a blue flame that can thoroughly melt a plastic and metal chair in less than 2 seconds, and metla a large hole in fiber glass .&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Forcefield barrier cannon.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Gun for fighting bigger foes" that sends an shot that gives off no light but is strong enough to buckle an entire locked metal door outward.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Gun that projects an arc of electricity between the nozzle of and the target. Causes metal to quickly heat up to the point of glowing.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
|}
==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{quote|His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn ''interesting'', now. [...] Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.|Kid Win|[[Sentinel 9.4]]}}
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{{quote|He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.|[[Vista]] to [[Victoria]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Chris
|Image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption =&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/darj7t4 Illustration] by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/ Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Unnamed father and mother
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
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'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his speciality is modular weapons and equipment, equipment with multiple alternate settings and uses, adaptable equipment for different situations, and other less-focused devices.&lt;ref&gt;“Anyways, I think it’s working for me.  I’m getting the feeling that I do have a specialization, but it’s more of an approach than a particular field.  Equipment with multiple settings and uses, modular weapons, gear that’s adaptable to different situations, I guess?” - Excerpt from [[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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Simurgh created guns based on his designs, use those perhaps
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - An antigravity&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
**Antigravity generators.&lt;ref name-"Mon16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser Pistol - A pistol that shoots non-lethal lasers. Can switch firing modes to a more rapid-fire rate like a machine gun.&lt;ref name="Agi310"&gt;[[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can melt metal wiring.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A larger rifle variant of laser pistol. Designed to be non-lethal so it can heat metal and other inorganic materials, and cut through more fragile materials, but only causes pain, intense heat and the mildest of burns against people with no permanent harm. Able to punch holes in [[Genesis]]' projections.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"/&gt;
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Thermal Goggles.&lt;ref&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Spark Pistol based on data collected on 'hard' light from [[Purity]] and [[Dauntless]]. Fires oversized sparks of blue 'hard' electricity that carry kinetic energy and cause physical impact. Uses spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current, meaning the gun charges itself and each revolution of the current is larger than the last. As such, waiting between shots makes the next shot hit harder than the last up to a limit.&lt;ref&gt;His spark pistol sported a small power core that used spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current. The barrel was wired with a helix-shaped electromagnetic rail, based on some of Armsmaster's old data on the 'hard' light Purity and Dauntless created. Nanomolecular, ionically charged rifling on the barrel's interior was arranged to guide the fired charges into a rough elliptical shape, which sustained their shape and consistency the longest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In laymen's terminology, it was not unlike a power bar that was plugged into itself, with a small addition that made each revolution of the current larger than the one before. An attached battery kept the current going. The shots themselves were 'hard' electricity condensed into balls, which meant they had a physical impact to them, due to how they carried and transferred kinetic energy. Given how the weapon charged, waiting a few seconds between shots meant the next shot hit harder, up to a limit. - Excerpt from [[Sentinelt 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]]. Has multiple modes from bolts of light, a flamethrower-like blast of lightning and sparks,&lt;ref name="Agi310"/&gt; and a focused beam at its highest settings that can last between a few seconds to a minute of concentrated fire.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Armor and blue pistol that combine in a chest compartment to activate a new mode, causing the armor to glow with silver light instead of gold. Two metal pieces attached to his shoulder armor detach into floating turrets, which fire softball-sized blue sparks that, if they miss, eventually slow down and "boomerang" back to on their path before orbiting around Kid Win. At eight sparks, they form a loose ring that arcs electricity around Kid Win as a protective barrier.&lt;ref&gt;[[Parasite 10.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor with more artillery than a [[Dragon]] aircraft, with no neck, no arms, and many gun nozzles that make him look like a hedgehog.&lt;ref name="Sting2"/&gt; Is able to fire all guns at once.&lt;ref name="Sting3"/&gt; Can reconfigure the outside to fold down the armored upper body into massive fingerless gauntlets, leaving him to walk like a gorilla and exposing more of his upper body and head, but allowing him to manoeuvre in enclosed buildings like apartments.&lt;ref name="Sting3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Tactical/"tac" radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transforming handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
*Concussive-cannons for non-lethal disabling of people.
**Hovering turrets that fire concussive blasts&lt;ref&gt;[[Monarch 16.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Small Floating Drones with multiple settings, such as visible lasers,&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; invisible lasers that fire once a second, and a setting that emulates [[Sere]]'s power on a low-enough level to harm [[Skitter]]'s swarm but not people.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lie Detector based on Armsmaster's.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"/&gt;
*Disintegration rays.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
**Heavy Spark gun for [[Vista]] that shot a single green spark that, upon contact with an object or person, briefly flares before disintegrating a target.&lt;ref name="Sting2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser that fires invisible beams that ricochet and lightly burns a small dot on a surface hit, but is not that hot and wouldn't damage or incapacitate a person.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"&gt;[[Parasite 10.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*"Nonlethal" flamethrower that releases a blue flame that can thoroughly melt a plastic and metal chair in less than 2 seconds, and metla a large hole in fiber glass .&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Forcefield barrier cannon.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Gun for fighting bigger foes" that sends an shot that gives off no light but is strong enough to buckle an entire locked metal door outward.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Gun that projects an arc of electricity between the nozzle of and the target. Causes metal to quickly heat up to the point of glowing.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Electromagnetic harness"&lt;ref name-"Mon16.5"/&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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{{quote|His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn ''interesting'', now. [...] Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else.|Kid Win|[[Sentinel 9.4]]}}
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{{quote|He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.|[[Vista]] to [[Victoria]]|[[Sundown 17.3]]}}
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|name = Chris
|image = Kid win card1.jpg
|imagecaption =&lt;center&gt;[https://www.deviantart.com/lonsheep/art/Kid-Win-650907976 Illustration] by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com Lonsheep] on DeviantArt&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Parents (Father and Mother)&lt;ref name="9.4 eDiagnosis" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If you could raise your hand if you’re willing to participate?”  She ventured.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Every hand except two was raised.  Chariot and Kid Win.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It did mean she had Flechette, Clockblocker and Vista.  The ones she needed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you.  Rest assured, Chariot, Kid Win, that I harbor no ill will.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“My mom wouldn’t forgive me if I went,” Kid Win said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/01 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
}}
'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his speciality is modular weapons and equipment, equipment with multiple alternate settings and uses, adaptable equipment for different situations, and other less-focused devices.&lt;ref&gt;“Anyways, I think it’s working for me.  I’m getting the feeling that I do have a specialization, but it’s more of an approach than a particular field.  Equipment with multiple settings and uses, modular weapons, gear that’s adaptable to different situations, I guess?” - Excerpt from [[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - An antigravity&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
**Antigravity generators.&lt;ref name="Mon16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser Pistol - A pistol that shoots non-lethal lasers. Can switch firing modes to a more rapid-fire rate like a machine gun.&lt;ref name="Agi310"&gt;[[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can melt metal wiring.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A larger rifle variant of laser pistol. Designed to be non-lethal so it can heat metal and other inorganic materials, and cut through more fragile materials, but only causes pain, intense heat and the mildest of burns against people with no permanent harm. Able to punch holes in [[Genesis]]' projections.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"/&gt;
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Thermal Goggles.&lt;ref&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Spark Pistol based on data collected on 'hard' light from [[Purity]] and [[Dauntless]]. Fires oversized sparks of blue 'hard' electricity that carry kinetic energy and cause physical impact. Uses spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current, meaning the gun charges itself and each revolution of the current is larger than the last. As such, waiting between shots makes the next shot hit harder than the last up to a limit.&lt;ref&gt;His spark pistol sported a small power core that used spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current. The barrel was wired with a helix-shaped electromagnetic rail, based on some of Armsmaster's old data on the 'hard' light Purity and Dauntless created. Nanomolecular, ionically charged rifling on the barrel's interior was arranged to guide the fired charges into a rough elliptical shape, which sustained their shape and consistency the longest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In laymen's terminology, it was not unlike a power bar that was plugged into itself, with a small addition that made each revolution of the current larger than the one before. An attached battery kept the current going. The shots themselves were 'hard' electricity condensed into balls, which meant they had a physical impact to them, due to how they carried and transferred kinetic energy. Given how the weapon charged, waiting a few seconds between shots meant the next shot hit harder, up to a limit. - Excerpt from [[Sentinelt 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]]. Has multiple modes from bolts of light, a flamethrower-like blast of lightning and sparks,&lt;ref name="Agi310"/&gt; and a focused beam at its highest settings that can last between a few seconds to a minute of concentrated fire.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Armor and blue pistol that combine in a chest compartment to activate a new mode, causing the armor to glow with silver light instead of gold. Two metal pieces attached to his shoulder armor detach into floating turrets, which fire softball-sized blue sparks that, if they miss, eventually slow down and "boomerang" back to on their path before orbiting around Kid Win. At eight sparks, they form a loose ring that arcs electricity around Kid Win as a protective barrier.&lt;ref&gt;[[Parasite 10.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor with more artillery than a [[Dragon]] aircraft, with no neck, no arms, and many gun nozzles that make him look like a hedgehog.&lt;ref name="Sting2"/&gt; Is able to fire all guns at once.&lt;ref name="Sting3"/&gt; Can reconfigure the outside to fold down the armored upper body into massive fingerless gauntlets, leaving him to walk like a gorilla and exposing more of his upper body and head, but allowing him to manoeuvre in enclosed buildings like apartments.&lt;ref name="Sting3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Tactical/"tac" radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transforming handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
*Concussive-cannons for non-lethal disabling of people.
**Hovering turrets that fire concussive blasts&lt;ref&gt;[[Monarch 16.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Small Floating Drones with multiple settings, such as visible lasers,&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; invisible lasers that fire once a second, and a setting that emulates [[Sere]]'s power on a low-enough level to harm [[Skitter]]'s swarm but not people.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lie Detector based on Armsmaster's.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"/&gt;
*Disintegration rays.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
**Heavy Spark gun for [[Vista]] that shot a single green spark that, upon contact with an object or person, briefly flares before disintegrating a target.&lt;ref name="Sting2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser that fires invisible beams that ricochet and lightly burns a small dot on a surface hit, but is not that hot and wouldn't damage or incapacitate a person.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"&gt;[[Parasite 10.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*"Nonlethal" flamethrower that releases a blue flame that can thoroughly melt a plastic and metal chair in less than 2 seconds, and metla a large hole in fiber glass .&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Forcefield barrier cannon.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Gun for fighting bigger foes" that sends an shot that gives off no light but is strong enough to buckle an entire locked metal door outward.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Gun that projects an arc of electricity between the nozzle of and the target. Causes metal to quickly heat up to the point of glowing.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Electromagnetic harness"&lt;ref name="Mon16.5" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref name="9.4 eDiagnosis"&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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|name = Chris
|image = Kid win card1.jpg
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|civname = Christopher&lt;ref&gt;“You’re a good guy, Christopher,” Vista said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Mm.  I don’t think I am, but thanks.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|alias = Kid Win&lt;br&gt;Kid&lt;ref&gt;“Christ, Kid,” Aegis groaned under his breath, with his ruined voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Kid Win looked more upset about Aegis’ reaction than anything else, “I, uh.  I didn’t get it officially cleared, yet.  I just thought it would be better to use the cannon and do what I could to stop the robbery.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“What’s going to happen to Kid?” Browbeat spoke up for the first time, “I don’t know how all this goes.  Is it serious?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant considered for a moment, “Could be, but my gut tells me Piggy just wants to scare him.  He needs to stop testing the limits with the people in charge, or he’s going to get in real trouble at some point.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Win&lt;ref&gt;''We need their trust if we’re going to handle this whole thing.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''If Breakthrough is to get together, if we’ll have the resources we need, and if Valkyrie’s flock is willing to divulge the tools or communication methods Clock and Win hinted at.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Just needed her trust. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“It’s good to have you on board, Win,” Defiant said.  Less authoritarian and stern than I’d heard him since we’d gotten on board. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;Winman (By [[Clockblocker]] in [[Ward]])&lt;ref&gt;“Hey, Kid Win,” I said, addressing him from the opposite corner of the Uther’s rear bay.  “Did you end up changing your name?  You went by your civilian name when we crossed paths.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“I had ideas.  Clockblocker is trying to convince me of Winman.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“No,” I said. - [[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|gender = Male
|age = Teenager&lt;ref&gt;Ballistic raised one hand and pointed at Kid Win.  He waited until Kid Win moved before kicking at the uneven, rubble-strewn ground, sending a spray of concrete and wood fragments flying like a hail of bullets.  It only grazed the teenage hero mid-leap, lacerating the side of his stomach, hip and thigh, chipping his armor.  It still hit hard enough that it twisted him in midair.  He landed on his back atop the rubble that covered the ground, grunted. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“And no.  Some of the hazy good memory is around family.  We did this one, um, it was a crisis point.  No powers involved, but they sent me, Gallant, and Battery to talk to this woman who had been attacked, we were supposed to make sure she was okay, show our faces, give support and make sure no powers were involved.  Not pretty but a bit of a softball for two teenage guys and an experienced hero, right?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; &lt;small&gt;(Younger than [[Gallant]],&lt;ref&gt;“You’re next oldest, after Carlos.  It’s only going to be what, three or four months, before you’re the senior member?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“And I’ll hold that position for not even the rest of the summer before I graduate and pass the mantle to you,” Clockblocker smiled self deprecatingly, “No worries.  Take charge.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Gallant took off his helmet and held it in one hand, running his fingers through his sweat-damp blond hair.  He smiled winningly at Vista as she positioned the whiteboards so everyone could see them, “Thank you.” - [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt; at least 13 in 2010,&lt;ref&gt;At best, they were some terrific kids.  At worst, they were good training for dealing with teenagers with issues, in case Addison ended up struggling.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;They made their way down to the platform, where the bikes were all arranged in a row.  Aegis, Gallant, and Kid Win were there, eating sandwiches from the vendor who was set up in one corner, to serve staff.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;⊙&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Done digesting?” Shawn asked.  He was as nervous talking to his son as he was on any first date or first day of the job.  As nervous as he’d been when stepping up to participate in his first costumed fight, against Blackball.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;A thirteen year old Addison sat at the kitchen counter, his laptop beside him.  The boxes from their recent move were still unpacked. - [[Heavens 12.none]]&lt;/ref&gt; and presumably almost 16 in 2011&lt;ref&gt;The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;)&lt;/small&gt;
|post-timeskip = Almost 18&lt;ref&gt;I looked at the assembled capes.  The Undersiders, two Wards teams, the Protectorate, the Guild.  Clockblocker, Vista and Kid Win were in the other Wards team.  A little older.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;And Kid Win was hardly a kid anymore.  I hesitated to call him a teenager, even.  His rig looked like it packed more artillery than any of Dragon’s craft.  No neck, no arms, he barely looked capable of walking.  Just two stumpy legs, a simple gold helmet with a red pane covering his face and enough gun nozzles that he looked like a hedgehog. - [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Eager to change the topic, I glanced at the others.  The Wards were sitting a short distance away, Kid Win, Golem, Vista and Cuff, sitting together.  Cuff was fixing up Golem’s costume. - [[Cockroaches 28.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|sequel = Older than 18&lt;ref&gt;“I’m glad you’re better,” Kid Win said.  His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“Congratulations,” Kid Win, who wasn’t even a kid anymore, told her. - [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|family = Parents (Father and Mother)&lt;ref name="9.4 eDiagnosis" /&gt;&lt;ref&gt;“If you could raise your hand if you’re willing to participate?”  She ventured.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Every hand except two was raised.  Chariot and Kid Win.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It did mean she had Flechette, Clockblocker and Vista.  The ones she needed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you.  Rest assured, Chariot, Kid Win, that I harbor no ill will.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“My mom wouldn’t forgive me if I went,” Kid Win said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/01 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13]]&lt;/ref&gt;
|occupation = High School Student ([[Worm]])
|classification = [[Tinker]] 4 (Before specialty known)&lt;ref name="9.1 e2"&gt;“Kid Win is a Tinker 4.  Guns and antigravity devices, primarily.  Shadow Stalker is more ambiguous.  Breaker 3, sublabels are Stranger 2, Mover 1.  Her particular nature as a ‘breaker’ makes her superlight, semi-gaseous, transparent and capable of passing through solid surfaces.” - [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;small&gt;''Tinker type: Mastermind (Limit x Madsci)''&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/small&gt;
|alignment = [[Heroes|Hero]]
|status = Alive
|team = [[The Flock]]
|previous team = Brockton Bay [[Wards]]
|base of operations = [[The City]]&lt;br&gt;[[Brockton Bay]] (Formerly)
|web serial = [[Agitation 3.3]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;br&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]] (PoV)
|ward = [[Torch 7.10]] (Mentioned)&lt;br&gt;[[Heavens 12.none]] (Flashback)&lt;br&gt;[[Interlude 15.z II]]
}}
'''Chris''', known in his cape identity as '''{{PAGENAME}}''', is a member of the [[Brockton Bay]] Wards.
==Personality==
&lt;!--Create tab system for before and after his personality and appearence shift, mention that from his interlude that he is caught up with being the idea of being a tinker, of being the smartest guy in the room. He did research to understand what a parian doll was. from flachette's interlude

He is arguably engaged in Hero worship, as he models his whole approach after the man

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Chris has attention-deficit disorder (ADD) and dyscalculia. His focus easily shifts from projects, causing him to leave most unfinished. After he discovered his specialty, he's able to work around his disorders much more effectively, and hit his stride as a Tinker.&lt;ref&gt;“I’m more comfortable going the other route.  I’d rather walk my own path and be a little screwed up, than walk everyone else’s path.  I’m ''okay'' with thinking in a way that’s outside of the norm.  I’ve been happier since I started down that road.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“How does that impact your duties with the Wards?”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“It doesn’t.  I mean, I stick to the rules,” Kid Win said, with a measure of confidence.  “Funny, how it’s easier to do that when I’m being more unconventional.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He was much less affected by the fatalistic mood permeating Brockton Bay after Leviathan than his team was.&lt;ref&gt;“It’s like… if I did this therapy thing, and I mentioned how I’m ''not'' bummed and pissed off about what’s going on with the villains and all that, if I talked about how I’m actually ''happier'' now, when everyone else is miserable and stressed, I feel like you’d talk me out of it.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/07/interlude-18-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 18.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

He respects [[Hero]] greatly and models himself after him. [[Legend]] stated that Chris has a unique ability to connect with the public compared to the rest of his team.

Post-resurrection Chris is more reserved and suffers memory loss from his 'civilian' life.&lt;ref&gt;"Christopher is, he says he doesn’t remember everything.  He looked at me when I first walked up and it was like, he was looking at me and trying to remember the particulars, and maybe he failed, because he looked embarrassed when he saw I saw him looking.  He doesn’t remember his dad.  He’s quieter, more introspective.  But he’s… he feels like someone who could fill in the gaps and become the Christopher I knew.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
Chris has brown hair and a pale complexion. As Kid Win, he wears red and gold body armor with a red visor.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Kid Win''' – A tinker serving in the Brockton Bay Wards, favors laser weapons and a flying skateboard, with red and gold body armor. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (Spoiler Free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Later in his career, he would reconfigure his armor for greater variability.

After the resurrection he has golden hair and multiple cyborg- or [[breaker]]-like alterations to his body,&lt;ref&gt;Chris -Kid Win Chris- had hair that was more gold than blond, and definitely not brown.  There were more changes than I’d seen on either Aunt Sarah or Dennis, and I had no idea if he’d added cyborg parts or if he’d just come across that way.  The back of his neck, the ridges of his ears, and his eyes all looked more like technology than flesh.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;His voice was deeper than I remembered it.  I assumed it was because two years had passed before he’d died, more than anything about his current body. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/05 Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; including gold-glowing eyes made of red metal.&lt;ref&gt;“Yeah.”  Eyes in a tinted red metal glanced downward, pupils a gold light that emanated from the inside the orb, the tracery of etchings around the pupil bearing a similar effect. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/10/08/sundown-17-3/ Excerpt] from [[Sundown 17.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;He looked back at us with metal eyes that had holes in the surface, each hole rimmed with glowing circuit patterns in gold. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/03/03 Excerpt] from [[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Abilities and Powers==
As a [[Tinker]], Chris has the ability to understand and invent things well beyond the current level of technology. He originally believed that he specialized in advanced guns&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt; - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;, though he later figures out that his speciality is modular weapons and equipment, equipment with multiple alternate settings and uses, adaptable equipment for different situations, and other less-focused devices.&lt;ref&gt;“Anyways, I think it’s working for me.  I’m getting the feeling that I do have a specialization, but it’s more of an approach than a particular field.  Equipment with multiple settings and uses, modular weapons, gear that’s adaptable to different situations, I guess?” - Excerpt from [[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="Tinkertypes1"&gt;Kid Win is closer to being a mastermind. - [https://redd.it/5iblo6 Comment] by Wildbow on Reddit&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="list"&gt;Chris	Kid Win	'''Tinker specializing in alternate settings or uses.  Struggles to build more focused devices.'''	Wards	Tinker 4 - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/edit#gid=0 Parahuman List], bolded edit by Wildbow&lt;/ref&gt;
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*Hoverboard&lt;ref&gt;[[Agitation 3.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; - An antigravity&lt;ref name="Cast2" /&gt; board that Kid Win rides in order to fly.
**Antigravity generators.&lt;ref name="Mon16.5"&gt;[[Monarch 16.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser Pistol - A pistol that shoots non-lethal lasers. Can switch firing modes to a more rapid-fire rate like a machine gun.&lt;ref name="Agi310"&gt;[[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Can melt metal wiring.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*A larger rifle variant of laser pistol. Designed to be non-lethal so it can heat metal and other inorganic materials, and cut through more fragile materials, but only causes pain, intense heat and the mildest of burns against people with no permanent harm. Able to punch holes in [[Genesis]]' projections.&lt;ref name ="Sent9.4"/&gt;
*[[Gallant]]'s power armor,&lt;ref name="23.5e1"&gt;It’s not customary for tinkers to design things for teammates.  If they do, it’s on a relatively small scale, simple.  Kid Win making Gallant’s armor, for example. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/04 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; did not maintain it.
*Thermal Goggles.&lt;ref&gt;[[Chrysalis 20.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Spark Pistol based on data collected on 'hard' light from [[Purity]] and [[Dauntless]]. Fires oversized sparks of blue 'hard' electricity that carry kinetic energy and cause physical impact. Uses spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current, meaning the gun charges itself and each revolution of the current is larger than the last. As such, waiting between shots makes the next shot hit harder than the last up to a limit.&lt;ref&gt;His spark pistol sported a small power core that used spatial warping technology to magnify and then reabsorb a steady electrical current. The barrel was wired with a helix-shaped electromagnetic rail, based on some of Armsmaster's old data on the 'hard' light Purity and Dauntless created. Nanomolecular, ionically charged rifling on the barrel's interior was arranged to guide the fired charges into a rough elliptical shape, which sustained their shape and consistency the longest.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In laymen's terminology, it was not unlike a power bar that was plugged into itself, with a small addition that made each revolution of the current larger than the one before. An attached battery kept the current going. The shots themselves were 'hard' electricity condensed into balls, which meant they had a physical impact to them, due to how they carried and transferred kinetic energy. Given how the weapon charged, waiting a few seconds between shots meant the next shot hit harder, up to a limit. - Excerpt from [[Sentinelt 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Alternator Cannon - A giant cannon that Kid Win can teleport in piece by piece.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t have time to dwell on her leaving.  Flickers of light outside the bank caught my attention.  Kid Win was flying fifteen feet above the ground on his hoverboard.  In front of him, pieces of a massive device were materializing, shimmering into existence like you saw with the transporters on Star Trek.  It was only one or two steps away from being complete, but you could tell what it was.  A gun, no less than fifteen feet long, with a barrel three or four feet across, all turret mounted on a circular platform not unlike the board he was riding. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/agitation-3-10/ Excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.10]]&lt;/ref&gt; Used against the Undersiders at the [[Battle at the Bank]] and [[Battle against Leviathan|against Leviathan]]. Has multiple modes from bolts of light, a flamethrower-like blast of lightning and sparks,&lt;ref name="Agi310"/&gt; and a focused beam at its highest settings that can last between a few seconds to a minute of concentrated fire.&lt;ref&gt;[[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Drones- Used to counter [[Skitter]]'s bugs, they are capable of shooting lasers.&lt;ref&gt;I waited to see if there was more, but neither she nor her teammates said anything.  The drones Kid Win had made were doing a number on my bugs, catching me by surprise when they opened fire with lasers, striking from the other side of the room.  It wasn’t easy to avoid them completely, when an exposed bug could get zapped, but keeping my bugs in hiding prevented me from seeing the drones themselves. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09 Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Armor and blue pistol that combine in a chest compartment to activate a new mode, causing the armor to glow with silver light instead of gold. Two metal pieces attached to his shoulder armor detach into floating turrets, which fire softball-sized blue sparks that, if they miss, eventually slow down and "boomerang" back to on their path before orbiting around Kid Win. At eight sparks, they form a loose ring that arcs electricity around Kid Win as a protective barrier.&lt;ref&gt;[[Parasite 10.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Large power armor with more artillery than a [[Dragon]] aircraft, with no neck, no arms, and many gun nozzles that make him look like a hedgehog.&lt;ref name="Sting2"/&gt; Is able to fire all guns at once.&lt;ref name="Sting3"/&gt; Can reconfigure the outside to fold down the armored upper body into massive fingerless gauntlets, leaving him to walk like a gorilla and exposing more of his upper body and head, but allowing him to manoeuvre in enclosed buildings like apartments.&lt;ref name="Sting3"&gt;[[Sting 26.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Tactical/"tac" radar&lt;ref name="II20.3"&gt;[[Last 20.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Transforming handgun. Can use non-lethal rounds&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;
*Concussive-cannons for non-lethal disabling of people.
**Hovering turrets that fire concussive blasts&lt;ref&gt;[[Monarch 16.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Small Floating Drones with multiple settings, such as visible lasers,&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; invisible lasers that fire once a second, and a setting that emulates [[Sere]]'s power on a low-enough level to harm [[Skitter]]'s swarm but not people.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Lie Detector based on Armsmaster's.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"/&gt;
*Disintegration rays.&lt;ref name="Inter14.5"&gt;[[Interlude 14.y]]&lt;/ref&gt;
**Heavy Spark gun for [[Vista]] that shot a single green spark that, upon contact with an object or person, briefly flares before disintegrating a target.&lt;ref name="Sting2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*Laser that fires invisible beams that ricochet and lightly burns a small dot on a surface hit, but is not that hot and wouldn't damage or incapacitate a person.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"&gt;[[Parasite 10.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
*"Nonlethal" flamethrower that releases a blue flame that can thoroughly melt a plastic and metal chair in less than 2 seconds, and metla a large hole in fiber glass .&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Forcefield barrier cannon.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Gun for fighting bigger foes" that sends an shot that gives off no light but is strong enough to buckle an entire locked metal door outward.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*Gun that projects an arc of electricity between the nozzle of and the target. Causes metal to quickly heat up to the point of glowing.&lt;ref name="Para10.4"/&gt;
*"Electromagnetic harness"&lt;ref name="Mon16.5" /&gt;
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==History==
===Background===
Kid Win was diagnosed with ADD and dyscalculia before he gained his powers. Although he resisted the ADD diagnosis, he couldn't deny the dyscalculia. He became even more distractible after gaining his power.&lt;ref name="9.4 eDiagnosis"&gt;He was dumb, easily distracted, prone to leaving his projects unfinished, and it was moments like this that this knowledge hit him particularly hard.  His dad had made him get tested, and the doctors had labeled him with ADD and dyscalculia.  He held to the opinion that the ADD diagnosis was way overused – he liked to think that he was just a daydreamer, prone to getting lost in his thoughts.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The dyscalculia was something concrete that he couldn’t deny or explain away.  He couldn’t keep numbers in his head, couldn’t make the most basic intuitive leaps or connections with them.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All of that had been before he got his powers.  Nothing had changed, except that now he could visualize something, instinctively know how he could put it together.  His disability or disabilities put him a step behind the rest.  His daydreaming was worse, because his thoughts were so damn interesting, now.  He couldn’t take reliable measurements without using computers to do it.  Couldn’t finish half his projects without feeling compelled to move on to something else. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--Use the timeline to pin point this--&gt;A year and a half before the [[Sentinel]] arc, he was in a similar position to where [[Chariot]] was when they met - scavenging for resources, fiercely protective of what tech he could manage to create.&lt;ref&gt; “I’m not giving up my stuff.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Kid Win paused.  ''This is like looking into a mirror to a year and a half ago.''  “Look, I can see your TV, your toaster.  Chances are you’ve gone to the Trainyard or a scrapyard to find some stuff.  Old batteries, car parts, chains, good metal, whatever.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;[...]&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;“I get it.  Been there.  You’re hungry to use your power, but more than any other kind of cape, you’re facing a hurdle in terms of the entry-level resources you need.  This is where the team would support you.  You get funding, a lot of funding, to put your stuff together.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Eventually, he joined the [[Brockton Bay]] [[Wards]], and gained access to far more materials.

With great difficulty, he managed to create a hoverboard, driven by the thought of how awesome it would be to fly.&lt;ref name="board"&gt;There were exceptions.  He’d finished bigger projects.  His hoverboard, driven by the idea of how awesome it would be to fly.  Even then, it had been a chore.  Monumentally stupid of him to dismantle it.  The idea and motivation driving the action had been good: he was graduating the Wards in a little while, he’d be expected to change his name and adjust his methods, because an adult calling himself Kid Win was lame.  He’d had an idea about a harness with a floating array of turrets that could fire different munitions depending on what gun he holstered in the main slot.  Self adjusting and adaptive the way his Alternator Cannon was.  Except he’d gotten frustrated at a snag in the testing, put it down to take a break and hadn’t picked it up again in six days.  His hoverboard had effectively been destroyed for no reason, when it might have made the difference in getting the Travelers into custody. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14/sentinel-9-4/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

At some point, he was prescribed medication for his ADD by the PRT's doctor. During the two weeks he was on it, he found himself vastly more effective, and constructed a powerful Alternator Cannon. He was forced to stop because of adverse side-effects.&lt;ref name="cannon"&gt;His Alternator Cannon was the real gem.  It had been the result of a medication the PRT’s doctor had prescribed, which he’d been forced to stop after two weeks when he began to get increasingly dizzy, anxious and nauseous.  While he’d been taking the pills, he’d been focused, had a glimpse, maybe, of what he could do if it weren’t for his distractibility and daydreaming.  When Piggy had spoken of destroying the thing, the mere thought had been crushing.  Then Leviathan had destroyed it for real, maybe the only truly brilliant thing he’d be able to make.  He harbored fears it might even the only brilliant thing he’d ever be able to make. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/14 Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; He didn't have a chance to run it past the PRT military and science teams.&lt;ref name="I3"&gt;[[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
Deployed the Alternator Cannon, meant for an A-level threat, against [[Undersiders|a group of super-villains]] to stop them [[Battle at the Bank|robbing a bank]]. He got into trouble because it hadn't been cleared; he underwent a disciplinary review and [[Piggot]] confiscated the power source.&lt;ref name="I3"/&gt;

The Alternator Cannon was deployed and destroyed in the [[Battle against Leviathan]].&lt;ref name="cannon"/&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
He dismantled his hoverboard to turn it into a harness with floating, reconfigurable turrets but grew frustrated with a snag in testing.&lt;ref name="board"/&gt;

A week after the Leviathan fight, he helped the Wards fight [[the Travelers]], the wards lost. He deduced that the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]] were in town, and learned that [[Chariot]] was an infiltrator.&lt;ref name="9.4"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Participated in the action to stop Coil's strike on the debate. Tried to disarm the sabotaged power source on Uber's suit.

Went off to try and contain the [[Scape]]s unleashed by the new S-class threat.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Helped set up a system to keep Skitter contained.

Deployed to New Delhi and survived, but it is unknown how he acquitted himself during the battle.
===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
Focused and expanded upon his specialty.&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Kid Win, Chris''' – A ‘tinker’, Kid WIN has the ability to invent things well beyond current levels of technology. After a long period spent struggling to find his niche, he discovered his powers didn’t center around laser guns as he’d thought, but around modular equipment. Initially modeling his outfit and his weaponry on Hero, the first tinker, Kid Win is in the midst of finding his identity. Wears a costume of red and gold, with red lenses and a characteristic red glow where he uses antigravity gear. As a tinker, his costume and gear change on a regular basis. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Kid Win was present during the battle. He was struck by a laser aimed at Crane the Harmonious, then something inside his suit detonated, killing him.&lt;ref&gt;[[Venom 29.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[[Teneral e.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Ward]]===
At some point, Kid Win was resurrected as a member of [[Valkyrie]]s [[Flock]].

===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]===
Met [[Vista]] and [[Antares]]. Discussed the powers with Victoria.

===[[The Ice Breaks]]===
Winman participated in [[the Wardens]]' battles against [[The Simurgh]] and [[Machine Army]] alongside [[Clockblocker]] and [[Breakthrough]].

Met [[Defiant]] again.&lt;ref name="II20.2"&gt;[[Last 20.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="II20.3"/&gt;

He recycled [[Antares]]' gun by downsizing and incorporating it into his power-armor.&lt;ref name="II20.7"&gt;[[Last 20.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
*[[Hoyden]]:
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
*[[Aegis]]:
*[[Clockblocker]]: 
*[[Gallant]]:
*[[Kid Win]]:
*[[Shadow Stalker]]:
*[[Skitter]]:
*[[Vista]]:
*[[Weld]]:
===Los Angelos Wards:===
*[[Vantage]]:
===New York Wards:===
*[[Jouster]]:
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Hoyden]]:
|-
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Weld]]:
|-
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Aegis]]:
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]:
|-
|[[Kid Win]]:
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]:
|-
|[[Vista]]:
|-
|[[Browbeat]]:
|-
|[[Chariot]]:
|-
|[[Crucible]]:
|-
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Tecton]]:
|-
|[[Wanton]]:
|-
|[[Grace]]:
|-
|[[Raymancer]]:
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]:
|-
|[[Weaver]]:
|-
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Pretender]]:
|-
|}
===Los Angelos Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|-
|[[Vantage]]:
|-
|}
===New York Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|-

|[[Jouster]]:
|-
|[[Fletchette]] 
|-
|}
===San Diego Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name:
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Hoyden]]
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Weld]]
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Aegis]]
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]
|-
|[[Kid Win]]
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]
|-
|[[Vista]]
|-
|[[Browbeat]]
|-
|[[Chariot]]
|-
|[[Crucible]]
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Tecton]]
|-
|[[Wanton]]
|-
|[[Grace]]
|-
|[[Raymancer]]
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]
|-
|[[Taylor Hebert|Weaver]]:
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Pretender]]
|}
===Los Angelos Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Vantage]]
|}
===New York Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name

|-
|[[Jouster]]
|-
|[[Fletchette]]
|}
===San Diego Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Hoyden]]
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Weld]]
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Aegis]]
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]
|-
|[[Kid Win]]
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]
|-
|[[Vista]]
|-
|[[Browbeat]]
|-
|[[Chariot]]
|-
|[[Crucible]]
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Tecton]]
|-
|[[Wanton]]
|-
|[[Grace]]
|-
|[[Raymancer]]
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]
|-
|[[Taylor Hebert|Weaver]]:
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Pretender]]
|}
===Los Angelos Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Vantage]]
|}
===New York Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Jouster]]
|-
|[[Flechette|Fletchette]]
|}

===San Diego Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Hoyden]]
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Weld]]
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Aegis]]
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]
|-
|[[Kid Win]]
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]
|-
|[[Vista]]
|-
|[[Browbeat]]
|-
|[[Chariot]]
|-
|[[Crucible]]
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Tecton]]
|-
|[[Wanton]]
|-
|[[Grace]]
|-
|[[Raymancer]]
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]
|-
|[[Taylor Hebert|Weaver]]:
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Pretender]]
|}
===Los Angelos Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Vantage]]
|}
===New York Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Jouster]]
|-
|[[Flechette|Fletchette]]
|}

===San Diego Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Hoyden]]
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Weld]]
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Aegis]]
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]
|-
|[[Kid Win]]
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]
|-
|[[Vista]]
|-
|[[Browbeat]]
|-
|[[Chariot]]
|-
|[[Crucible]]
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Tecton]]
|-
|[[Wanton]]
|-
|[[Grace]]
|-
|[[Raymancer]]
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]
|-
|[[Taylor Hebert|Weaver]]:
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Pretender]]
|}
===Los Angelos Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Vantage]]
|}
===New York Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Jouster]]
|-
|[[Flechette|Fletchette]]
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===San Diego Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==Known Wards:==
===Austin Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Hoyden]]
|}
===Boston Wards:===
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"|-
! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Weld]]
|}
===Brockton Bay Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Aegis]]
|-
|[[Clockblocker]]
|-
|[[Gallant]]
|-
|[[Kid Win]]
|-
|[[Shadow Stalker]]
|-
|[[Vista]]
|-
|[[Browbeat]]
|-
|[[Chariot]]
|-
|[[Crucible]]
|}
===Chicago Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Tecton]]
|-
|[[Wanton]]
|-
|[[Grace]]
|-
|[[Raymancer]]
|-
|[[Annex]]:
|-
|[[Theo Anders|Golem]]:
|-
|[[Cuff]]
|-
|[[Taylor Hebert|Weaver]]:
|}
===Las Vegas Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Pretender]]
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===Los Angeles Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Vantage]]
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===New York Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Jouster]]
|-
|[[Flechette|Fletchette]]
|}

===San Diego Wards:===
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! scope="col"|Name
|-
|[[Gully]]
|-
|}
==Trivia:==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards...
==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in Brockton Bay go to Arcadia High, a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving (confirmed by [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Word of God]).

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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.
==Trivia==
*The Wards have the same funding, requirements, and restrictions as the Protectorate but are unlikely to be given truly dangerous missions.
* Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".
==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes. 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 
===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.
===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
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wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-divison of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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[[Category:Heroes]]
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The '''Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;gallery&gt;
0pXFlLH.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Heroes]]
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

== Known Members ==
{{Wards}}

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Brockton Bay Wards.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08/interlude-15-donation-bonus-3/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cite alexandrias reasoning in her interlude--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

===Parental Involvement===
While parental consent is preferred for a Ward to participate in Cape activites if a child has triggered it is not uncommon for the parents or other guardians to be involved with, if not the cause of, said trigger; such cases lead to the PRT inducting the minor should they show sufficent interest.&lt;ref name=yeah&gt;'''Inane Rambling:''' btw. is the parents consent needed for kiddos to join the wards? cuz this is kinda throwing me off
:Wildbow:At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.
&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' A fair number of Wards have parents as part of their trigger. That partially aside, given a choice between having a kid with powers onboard or alienating them by insisting on parental involvement and consent, the PRT would rather bring them onboard and then move toward parental involvement second. In the short term it's a gap &amp; wiggle room that allows for CPS to get involved, or for powers to be brought under control, or whatever else. But they're not going to sic kids on Leviathan and then go talk to parents and be like "Your kid got powers, we recruited them and orchestrated lies about it to your faces, and then we sent them off to die."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would have been better if I included notes on 'to be a fully fledged and active Ward, you need to get parents to sign on the dotted line' and such [in the PRT reference document]. - Discord Convo,[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/59522675 Archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; This is a short term solution.

Active membership with all activites that that implies requires parental or guardian consent.&lt;ref name=yeah/&gt;
==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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Wards and New Wave by babylonsheep.jpg|Image by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/tabloid-worm-artfic.455278 babylonsheep] on SpaceBattles.
Brockton Bay Wards by YunYunHakusho.JPG|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5huj29/brockton_bay_wards/ YunYunHakusho] on Reddit
wards_lineup_by_lonsheep-daz6gct.jpg|Image by [https://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Wards-Lineup-663749453 lonsheep] on DeviantArt.
brockton_bay_wards_by_wolfofragnarok-d9z2yue.jpg|Image by [https://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Brockton-Bay-Wards-603120614 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt].
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out as a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cited alexandrias reasoning in her interlude, now what did they tell the inaugural class?--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

===Parental Involvement===
While parental consent is preferred for a Ward to participate in Cape activites if a child has triggered it is not uncommon for the parents or other guardians to be involved with, if not the cause of, said trigger; such cases lead to the PRT inducting the minor should they show sufficent interest.&lt;ref name=yeah&gt;'''Inane Rambling:''' btw. is the parents consent needed for kiddos to join the wards? cuz this is kinda throwing me off
:Wildbow:At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.
&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' A fair number of Wards have parents as part of their trigger. That partially aside, given a choice between having a kid with powers onboard or alienating them by insisting on parental involvement and consent, the PRT would rather bring them onboard and then move toward parental involvement second. In the short term it's a gap &amp; wiggle room that allows for CPS to get involved, or for powers to be brought under control, or whatever else. But they're not going to sic kids on Leviathan and then go talk to parents and be like "Your kid got powers, we recruited them and orchestrated lies about it to your faces, and then we sent them off to die."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would have been better if I included notes on 'to be a fully fledged and active Ward, you need to get parents to sign on the dotted line' and such [in the PRT reference document]. - Discord Convo,[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/59522675 Archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; This is a short term solution.

Active membership with all activites that that implies requires parental or guardian consent.&lt;ref name=yeah/&gt;
==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out as a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cited alexandrias reasoning in her interlude, now what did they tell the inaugural class?--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

===Parental Involvement===
While parental consent is preferred for a Ward to participate in Cape activites if a child has triggered it is not uncommon for the parents or other guardians to be involved with, if not the cause of, said trigger; such cases lead to the PRT inducting the minor should they show sufficent interest.&lt;ref name=yeah&gt;'''Inane Rambling:''' btw. is the parents consent needed for kiddos to join the wards? cuz this is kinda throwing me off
:Wildbow:At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.
&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' A fair number of Wards have parents as part of their trigger. That partially aside, given a choice between having a kid with powers onboard or alienating them by insisting on parental involvement and consent, the PRT would rather bring them onboard and then move toward parental involvement second. In the short term it's a gap &amp; wiggle room that allows for CPS to get involved, or for powers to be brought under control, or whatever else. But they're not going to sic kids on Leviathan and then go talk to parents and be like "Your kid got powers, we recruited them and orchestrated lies about it to your faces, and then we sent them off to die."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would have been better if I included notes on 'to be a fully fledged and active Ward, you need to get parents to sign on the dotted line' and such [in the PRT reference document]. - Discord Convo,[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/59522675 Archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; This is a short term solution.

Active membership with all activites that that implies requires parental or guardian consent.&lt;ref name=yeah/&gt;
==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Fanart Gallery==
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'''The Wards''' are the under-eighteen sub-division of the [[Protectorate]]. Like the Protectorate, they follow the same naming convention; for example, [[Brockton Bay|Brockton Bay's]] Wards would be known as "Wards East-North-East".

==History==
The Wards started out as a initiative to recruit the next generation of heroes.&lt;ref name="15.z"&gt;We’ll also create a sub-group for minors with powers, so we can strictly structure their environment and development. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/08 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--cited alexandrias reasoning in her interlude, now what did they tell the inaugural class?--&gt; 

The concept expanded in the ensuing years and improved with organizations like the [[Youth Guard]] forming to help bridge the gap between normal life and duties as a cape.&lt;ref name="SV1"&gt;It's sorta kinda permanent. You think they're just going to let you leave, when you've seen the faces of local heroes? When you've seen behind the curtain and have seen dirty laundry aired (like how someone could comment on Kid Win's unofficial weapon, for example). Or are they going to lean super heavily on you until you agree that maybe you could compromise and move to a small town with 2-3 capes and minimal activity, or let you go but maintain weekly visits and more oversight and more regulation?&lt;br&gt;Joining the Wards/Protectorate is a big deal. I mean, you're signing up for partial school days, heavy oversight, testing, and all that. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2468389 Comment by Wildbow on SufficientVelocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

==Membership and Salary==
Wards are granted a trust of $50,000 a year, as well as a base minimum wage salary, the latter of which is doubled on full membership. In all other respects, Wards are similar to the Protectorate in membership types and status, but bear additional protections and measures.

Probationary Wards lose their probationary status at the age of eighteen, regardless of their history and record. Wards of any status are not permitted full access to confidential or classified records without permission.
  
Wards are to attend school during typical hours and maintain satisfactory grades and failure to do so will see their pay docked. Wards must be allowed to receive a full night's sleep with regularity. The Wards' PRT department can remove Wards from school or woken up, but the department heads have been urged to use this in moderation. 

===Transfer===
Transfer of a Protectorate member involves moving them to a different department.  It requires only the permission of the parahuman in question, the originating department and the receiving department.  Very often, departments will negotiate additional terms, including attempts to defray additional costs or higher salaries for a period.  At times, parahumans are exchanged between departments, with the contracts and terms being linked to both parties.

In addition to the facts and possibilities outlined above, transfer of a Ward requires permission of department heads, all parents, the Ward, one teacher or educational voucher.  If there are any, then in-house psychiatrists, outside psychiatrists, therapists, and probation oversight must agree as well.  To enable involved parties to cancel an unwanted transfer, any dissenting party can contact a higher office to anonymously and immediately end the transfer process and put it on hold for six months.  This is intended to prevent abuse of the Ward or any form of social, institutional, or legal backlash against the dissenter.

===Termination===
Termination of a Ward requires the formation of a tribunal and thorough review.  All parties are heard, incidents are detailed and investigated, and all paperwork of any relevance is reviewed.  Where possible, punishment or transfer to a better environment is preferred over termination.

Should a termination be deemed necessary, measures taken can include suspension, firing, arrest and execution.

===Parental Involvement===
While parental consent is preferred for a Ward to participate in Cape activities if a child has triggered it is not uncommon for the parents or other guardians to be involved with, if not the cause of, said trigger; such cases lead to the PRT inducting the minor should they show sufficient interest.&lt;ref name=yeah&gt;'''Inane Rambling:''' btw. is the parents consent needed for kiddos to join the wards? cuz this is kinda throwing me off
:Wildbow:At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.
&lt;br&gt;'''Wildbow:''' A fair number of Wards have parents as part of their trigger. That partially aside, given a choice between having a kid with powers onboard or alienating them by insisting on parental involvement and consent, the PRT would rather bring them onboard and then move toward parental involvement second. In the short term it's a gap &amp; wiggle room that allows for CPS to get involved, or for powers to be brought under control, or whatever else. But they're not going to sic kids on Leviathan and then go talk to parents and be like "Your kid got powers, we recruited them and orchestrated lies about it to your faces, and then we sent them off to die."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Would have been better if I included notes on 'to be a fully fledged and active Ward, you need to get parents to sign on the dotted line' and such [in the PRT reference document]. - Discord Convo,[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/59522675 Archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; This is a short term solution.

Active membership with all activities that that implies requires parental or guardian consent.&lt;ref name=yeah/&gt;
==Trivia==
*Normally, the Wards in [[Brockton Bay]] go to [[Arcadia High]], a local school, but only for a half day each day. The second part of the day is 'vocational' as an excuse for them leaving. &lt;ref name="I3c1"&gt;Okay, so the biggest thing I struggled with, this chapter, was this one piece of information that I was trying to fit into the flow of dialogue. I just couldn’t seem to get Piggot or one of the Wards to bring it up without it feeling awkward or breaking up the flow of dialogue, and as exposition it felt forced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;How it works with the Wards is that most have the benefit of a ‘co-op’ program. Only a half day of classes, while they (supposedly) work for a given business or branch of government during the other half of the day, getting real life experience. At a given team member’s discretion, mom and dad may be in the know or not, as far as what they’re really doing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All that said, remember, this is government. Making things more difficult than they have to be and covering one’s own ass is going to be a recurring theme. Individual tutoring for kids that could be running/flying off on patrol every few minutes is not only hard, but it’s an easy target for any politician that wants to come across as being out for welfare of the kids. So if a ‘concerned’ poliitican(sic) or member of the media points to these kids and asks why they aren’t in school, the people running the program (like [[Piggot]]) can say they are, without perjury or prevarication. Giving them the structure of at least a half day at school just makes things a lot easier to manage and defend.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So yeah. Why did almost the entire team show up, against Tattletale’s expectations? Most of the Wards weren’t even in school at the time.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For [[New Wave]], it’s more about that whole accountability bit. They’re celebrities, and that comes with all the constant attention and criticism to everything they do. Having your kids home schooled is going to make your group seem very insular when New Wave wants to sell the opposite impression. It’s also quite likely that the various New Wave kids just want to go to school. Victoria likes the attention, and Amy is probably quite happy to have a legitimate excuse to get away from everything. I won’t get into the other kids of New Wave just yet, but they probably have their reasons too.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From a writing perspective, though, you want your characters to be relatable, and something virtually everyone relates being a teenager with (for better or worse) is high school. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-148 Comment] by WildBow on [[Interlude 3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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The Main Character of Worm.

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The Main Character of Worm.

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The Main Character of Worm.

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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume come to [[Taylor]] watching a Discovey Channel programm about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can use the real stuff.

The best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider](Caerostris darwini) whose dragline silks is the toughest biological material ever studied, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately they are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar].

The best choise betwen the Nort-american spiders was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow].They weren’t typically found in the northeastern states, where it was generally too cold, but the [[Brockton Bay]] area was warmer than the rest of the region.This characteristic that made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume come to [[Taylor]] watching a Discovey Channel programm about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can use the real stuff.

The best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider](Caerostris darwini) whose dragline silks is the toughest biological material ever studied, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately they are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar].

The best choise betwen the North-american spiders was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow].They weren’t typically found in the northeastern states, where it was generally too cold, but the [[Brockton Bay]] area was warmer than the rest of the region.This characteristic that made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume come to [[Taylor]] watching a Discovey Channel programm about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can use the real stuff.

The best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider](Caerostris darwini) whose dragline silks is the toughest biological material ever studied, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately they are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar].

The best choise betwen the North-american spiders was the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow].They weren’t typically found in the northeastern states, where it was generally too cold, but the [[Brockton Bay]] area was warmer than the rest of the region.This characteristic that made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk,this silk is correspondingly stronger than steel wire of the same weight.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of insect shells (chitin) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for underwater spelunkers, scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor [[Trigger Event]] (follow the link to know what a trigger event is) is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut an lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.





==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor [[Trigger Event]] (follow the link to know what a trigger event is) is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut an lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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Female. Civilian name Taylor Hebert.Member of [[The Undersiders]]. [[Powers Classification|Master]] 5, specifically arthropodovoyance and arthropodokinesis.

[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor [[Trigger Event]] (follow the link to know what a trigger event is) is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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| align       = Villain
| status      = Active
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor [[Trigger Event]] (follow the link to know what a trigger event is) is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor [[Trigger Event]] (follow the link to know what a trigger event is) is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor is a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girl: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it cause no witnesses were really talking and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify the responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Master]] 5 (arthropodovoyance and arthropodokinesis) 
| align       = Villain
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Undersiders]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| location    = [[Brockton Bay]], USA
| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (father) &lt;br\&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (mother, deceased)
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the nowdisgraced superhero known as 

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a bullied girl.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had their individual approach, but they all try to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventualy stop. It look like the bullies have become bored and even one of the girl that use to taunt her (not one of the major three) try to be her friend. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe drop. When she open her locker it was almost full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair, hard enough it hurt, and shoved her into the locker, shut and lock it.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. She began to panic, to freak out. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker, there were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head.And she didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] got some money from the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies went away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored and a girl that had taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locked.

Of all the student that have seen it nobody went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Master]] 5 (arthropodovoyance and arthropodokinesis) 
| align       = Villain
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Undersiders]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| location    = [[Brockton Bay]], USA
| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (father) &lt;br\&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (mother, deceased)
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been let there to root since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locked.

Of all the student that had seen it, none went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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| gender       = Female
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| align       = Villain
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Undersiders]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]
| location    = [[Brockton Bay]], USA
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]

The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]
[[File:Skittersketch.jpeg|thumb|Sketch of Skitter in civilian guise. Fanart.]]
The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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[[File:Skitter_worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|thumb|[[Skitter]] fanart by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427# Drunkfu].]]
[[File:Skittersketch.jpeg|thumb|Sketch of Skitter in civilian guise. Fanart.]]
The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk].  With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known.  Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead.  Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography.   This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness.  However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight.  Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas.  The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk.  The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free.  The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine.  She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space.  The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for  [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare.  She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.

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==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of Alexandria and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as Armsmaster.

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of Alexandria and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent. She has since become a valued member of the Undersiders, led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]] .

She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.

Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of Coil, she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaces a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses and her low quality of life, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and euthanises her.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses and her low quality of life, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and euthanises her.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses and her low quality of life, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals her power was removed and she was returned to her father.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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[[File:Skittersketch.jpeg|thumb|Sketch of Skitter in civilian guise. Fanart.]]
The Main Character of Worm.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.

==Personality:==

[Coming Soon]

==Description:==
Taylor is a railroad-thin teenager with large eyes, an expressive mouth, and dark, long curly hair.

===As Skitter:[[File:Skittersketch.jpeg|thumb|Sketch of Skitter in civilian guise. Fanart.]]===
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trigger Event==

Taylor's [[trigger event]] is closely related with her experience as a victim of bullying.

The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullying bullying] began in the summer/fall of 2009. It was conducted mostly by three girls: [[Sophia Hess]], [[Emma Barnes]] and [[Madison Clements]] (sometimes other schoolmates participate aswell). Each of the three had a separate approach, but all tried to outdo each other in how creative or mean they could get.

After a year and a half, around November 2010, the pranks, the taunts, the hate mails, etc, got tamer and eventually stopped. It seemed like the bullies had become bored. A girl that had previously taunted Taylor befriended her. For most of November and the two weeks of classes before Christmas break she was able to relax.

When Taylor came back from the winter break the other shoe dropped. When she opened her locker it was full of used pads and tampons that have been left there to rot since before the school closed for Christmas. Taylor began to throw up and before she could recover someone (probably [[Sophia Hess]]) grabbed her by the hair and trapped her inside the locker.

None of the students that had seen the incident went to look for a janitor or a teacher to help her. Taylor began to panic. Her mind went someplace else, and it found the bugs there. Her brain don't know how to process it, all around her, in the walls of the school, in the corners, and crawling around the filthy interior of the locker. There were thousands of twitchy, alien, distorted things, each shoving every tiny detail about their bodies and their fucked up biology into her head. She didn’t know how to turn any of it off.

When someone finally let her out, she came out biting, kicking and screaming incoherently. She spent the next week in the hospital, where she figured out what her power was and how to shut some of it out. [[Taylor's Dad]] was compensated by the school. Enough to pay the bills for the hospital stay and a little extra. The bullies got away with it because no witnesses were willing to talk and the lawyer said it wasn’t going to be successful without hard evidence to identify those responsible.

==Costume==

The idea for the costume came to [[Taylor]] while she was watching a Discovery Channel program about an anti-bear suit made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_silk#Artificial_synthesis synthetic spider silk]. With her powers she can work with the real stuff, bypassing many of the inherent issues of managing the spiders and creating the fabric.

Taylor notes the best spider for the job would be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_bark_spider Darwin's bark spider] (Caerostris darwini) with a dragline silk that is among the toughest biological materials around, over ten times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevlar Kevlar]. The average toughness of the fibres is 350 MJ/m3, and some are up to 520 MJ/m3, making the silk twice as tough as any other spider silk known. Unfortunately the spiders are only found in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar Madagascar], and the spiders would likely have difficulty surviving in Brockton Bay.

She settled on using the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_widow_spider Black Widow] spider, instead. Though these spiders aren't typically found in the northeast of America, where it is generally too cold, the [[Brockton Bay]] area tends to be warm, with mild winters, thanks to the surrounding geography. This same characteristic, which made it a tourist destination and a hotspot for capes, also made it a place where black widow spiders could live, if not thrive. The tensile strength of the black widow silk is comparable to that of steel wire of the same thickness. However, as the density of steel is about six times that of silk, this silk is stronger than steel wire of the same weight. Further, the elasticity of the material makes it less prone to wear and tear.

Taylor's costume combines the fabric, which is made of dragline silk, with panels of armor strategically positioned over her vital areas. The armor is made of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exoskeleton insect shells] ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitin chitin]) reinforced with dragline silk. The costume covers her entire body except her scalp, leaving her hair free. The armor includes a compartment at her back, spade shaped and hanging loose so it can cover her spine. She keeps equipment, tools and supplies in this space. The only part of her costume she did not design herself are the yellow lenses/goggles, which are goggles for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_diving underwater spelunkers], scuff resistant and tinted to reduce glare. She has dyed the fabric of her costume black, and painted the armor dark gray, to better blend in with her swarm.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her Trigger Event, she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]]and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==

[Coming Soon]

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from Brockton Bay with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of  receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her Trigger Event, she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]]and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]

Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the Travelers in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance.  Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from Brockton Bay with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her Trigger Event, she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]]and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
[Coming Soon]

Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the Travelers in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance.  Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from Brockton Bay with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her Trigger Event, she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria |Alexandria]] and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the [[PRT]] with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the Travelers in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from Brockton Bay with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from Brockton Bay with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her Trigger Event, she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria |Alexandria]] and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the [[PRT]] with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from [[Brockton Bay]] with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" shard, which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her [[Trigger Event]], she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria |Alexandria]] and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the [[PRT]] with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from [[Brockton Bay]] with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" [[shard]], which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at Winslow High, Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable Grue as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has Panacea perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the Contessa leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm. A few months after her [[Trigger Event]], she sets out to become a superhero,  but ends up joining the [[Undersiders ]]instead. Following the end of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc and the death of [[Coil]], she becomes the leader of the group. After the deaths of [[Alexandria |Alexandria]] and [[Director Tagg]], she defects to the [[PRT]] with the new codename Weaver.

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Description:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl from [[Brockton Bay]] with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Powers:==
During her Trigger Event, Taylor Hebert awakened the ability to detect and control a wide variety of bugs and bug-like creatures (including insects, spiders, earthworms, and crustaceans). According to [[Scion]], her power is the result of receiving the severely-weakened "administrator" [[shard]], which grants her both the power to control insects and eventually humans.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History==

A 10th grade student at [[Winslow High]], Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable [[Grue]] as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has [[Panacea]] perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the [[Contessa]] leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control wee cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History:==

A 10th grade student at [[Winslow High]], Taylor was a bullied teen and aspiring superhero. Her powers manifested in January 2011, giving her the ability to psychically command invertebrates: insects, arachnids, worms, crustaceans and the like. Though her original plan was to become a hero, a case of mistaken allegiance led to the villainous group known as the Undersiders inviting her to join. Knowing the local heroes were struggling to get details on this particular group, she accepted the offer with the plan to serve as a double agent, but became a geniune member after enjoying the company of the Undersiders and realizing the self-proclaimed heroes were often just as morally ambiguous as the villains. This defection led to the downfall of the now disgraced superhero known as [[Armsmaster]].

Taylor took control of a portion of Brockton Bay after the Undersiders were recruited by supervillain Coil, hiring a team of workers and ensuring the welfare of those living within her territory. She disagreed morally with Coil's kidnap and drugging of a child with precognition abilities, leading to Coil ordering her assassination, though it is implied he had always intended to betray the Undersiders. The assassination attempt failed and she executed Coil in return, with Tattletale taking over his organization.

Following the Slaughterhouse Nine's visit, Taylor replaced a mentally unstable [[Grue]] as the leader of the Undersiders. After the deaths of [[Alexandria ]] and Director Tagg, she defects to the PRT with the new codename Weaver. When Scion turns on humanity, she abandons her hero persona in favour of Skitter, working with the Undersiders and various other groups to organise the resistance. Realizing her power is insufficient, she has [[Panacea]] perform a risky operation to remove the limits on her ability. This allows her to control any being (Scion and Endbringers excluded), but reduces her range and causes slow physical and mental deterioration. By the time of her victory over Scion, Taylor is severely paranoid, and her mental abilities have degraded to the point she is no longer capable of recognizing her friends, understanding language, controlling her movements or thinking about situations except in terms of combat (implied to be a secondary power of hers). Recognizing the danger she poses, the [[Contessa]] leads her to a deserted beach and shoots her. It is implied Taylor was killed, but an epilogue reveals she was stunned, and later returned to her father with her power disabled.

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control wee cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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|Row 2 title = Aliases
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|Row 3 title = Age
|Row 3 info = 15, now 18
|Row 4 title = Gender
|Row 4 info = female
|Row 5 title = Alignment
|Row 5 info = Villain &lt;br\&gt;Hero
|Row 6 title = Classification
|Row 6 info = [[Master]] 8 (arthropodovoyance, arthropodokinesis, arthropodoaudience) &lt;br\&gt;[[Thinker]] 2 (Superhuman awareness through arthropods) &lt;br\&gt;Effective rating of 2 or higher by the PRT in all other classifications.
|Row 7 title = Location
|Row 7 info = [[Brockton Bay]], USA
|Row 8 title = Team
|Row 8 info = [[The Undersiders]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Chicago Wards]]
|Row 9 title = Status
|Row 9 info = Alive
|Row 10 title = Relations
|Row 10 info = [[Danny Hebert]] (father) &lt;br\&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (mother, deceased)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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|Row 4 title = Gender
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|Row 5 title = Alignment
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|Row 7 title = Location
|Row 7 info = [[Brockton Bay]], USA
|Row 8 title = Team
|Row 8 info = [[The Undersiders]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Coil's Organization]]&lt;br\&gt; [[Chicago Wards]]
|Row 9 title = Status
|Row 9 info = Alive
|Row 10 title = Relations
|Row 10 info = [[Danny Hebert]] (father) &lt;br\&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (mother, deceased)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| status      = Active
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| location    = [[Brockton Bay]]
| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father), [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| status      = Active
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| location    = [[Brockton Bay]]
| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father), [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| status      = Active
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| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father), [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| alias       = Skitter, Weaver, Khepri
| civname     = Taylor Hebert
| gender       = Female
| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2
| align       = Villain, Hero
| status      = Active
| team        = [[The Undersiders]], [[The Wards|Chicago Wards]], [[Coil's Organization]]
| location    = [[Brockton Bay]]
| relations   = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father), [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
===Gestation:===
===Insinuation:===
===Agitation:===
===Shell:===
===Hive:===
===Tangle:===
===Buzz:===
===Extermination:===
===Parasite:===
===Infestation:===
===Plague:===
===Snare:===
===Prey:===
===Colony:===
===Monarch:===
===Migration:===
===Queen:===
===Scourge:===
===Chrysalis:===
===Imago:===
===Cell:===
===Drone:===
===Crushed:===
===Scarab:===
===Sting:===
===Extinction:===
===Coakroaches:===
===Venom:===
===Speck:===
===Teneral:===

==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| name = Taylor Hebert
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),

[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend)
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| name = Taylor Hebert
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),

[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend)
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to effect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
[Coming Soon]

==Personality:==
Skitter is a member of the Undersiders, who are allied with the [[Travelers]] in an as-of-yet unnamed alliance. Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies. (As according to the "Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
Taylor's mother, Annette Rose Hebert, died in a car accident when Taylor was 11 or 12.  Taylor's father has been taking care of her alone since.

Just before she entered high school, her best friend, [[Emma Barnes]], suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and Madison Clements.  They have been aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

==Personality:==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.

===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]] 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}


'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
Taylor's mother, Annette Rose Hebert, died in a car accident when Taylor was 11 or 12.  Taylor's father has been taking care of her alone since.

Just before she entered high school, her best friend, [[Emma Barnes]], suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and Madison Clements.  They have been aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

==Personality:==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver:===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| previous team = [[Wards]], 
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[[Coil's Organization]]
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| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
Taylor's mother, Annette Rose Hebert, died in a car accident when Taylor was 11 or 12.  Taylor's father has been taking care of her alone since.

Just before she entered high school, her best friend, [[Emma Barnes]], suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and Madison Clements.  They have been aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality:==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver:===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
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| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background:==
Taylor's mother, Annette Rose Hebert, died in a car accident when Taylor was 11 or 12.  Taylor's father has been taking care of her alone since.

Just before she entered high school, her best friend, [[Emma Barnes]], suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and Madison Clements.  They have been aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality:==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance:==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver:===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers:==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt:===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History:==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

In the following month, Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
While Taylor had looked forward to when Mr. Gladly's World Issues class would focus on capes, she couldn't focus. She looked at Madison Clements and then lowered her eyes to her notebook before Mr. Gladly wrapped up his lesson and assigned them homework. Once class was over, she travelled to the girl's bathroom on the third floor where she found an empty stall to eat her lunch in. She heard the door open and then told the person who knocked on the stall's door that it was occupied. Taylor stood up after hearing the response and tried to leave the stall, but it wouldn't budge. She looked up after hearing noise from the stalls beside her where Sophia and Madison dumped juice on her. She tried to force her way out of the stall, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Then, the door opened to reveal Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughing at her. Taylor didn't say anything and instead climbed to her feet before going to get her backpack. After they left, she looked over herself in the mirror before trying to clean her glasses with a paper towel. When she was unable to remove the streaks, Taylor kicked a bucket towards a nearby wall and then threw her backpack. She then demanded to know what she was supposed to do about the ongoing bullying before leaning over the sink. Focusing on her power, she then opened her eyes to find bugs on all the surfaces of the room. She thought about how easy it would be to go Carrie on the school before telling herself that she was better than that. She directed her swarm to disperse and left the school before catching the first bus home.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
While Taylor had looked forward to when Mr. Gladly's World Issues class would focus on capes, she couldn't focus. She looked at Madison Clements and then lowered her eyes to her notebook before Mr. Gladly wrapped up his lesson and assigned them homework. Once class was over, she travelled to the girl's bathroom on the third floor where she found an empty stall to eat her lunch in. She heard the door open and then told the person who knocked on the stall's door that it was occupied. Taylor stood up after hearing the response and tried to leave the stall, but it wouldn't budge. She looked up after hearing noise from the stalls beside her where Sophia and Madison dumped juice on her. She tried to force her way out of the stall, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Then, the door opened to reveal Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughing at her. Taylor didn't say anything and instead climbed to her feet before going to get her backpack. After they left, she looked over herself in the mirror before trying to clean her glasses with a paper towel. When she was unable to remove the streaks, Taylor kicked a bucket towards a nearby wall and then threw her backpack. She then demanded to know what she was supposed to do about the ongoing bullying before leaning over the sink. Focusing on her power, she then opened her eyes to find bugs on all the surfaces of the room. She thought about how easy it would be to go Carrie on the school before telling herself that she was better than that. She directed her swarm to disperse and left the school before catching the first bus home.
==Trivia==
*Started running in the morning in February, about a month after her trigger event. Continued doing so until being imprisoned. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Made about fifteen to twenty million dollars over her career as Skitter. ([[Drone 23.4]])
*Likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
While Taylor had looked forward to when Mr. Gladly's World Issues class would focus on capes, she couldn't focus. She looked at Madison Clements and then lowered her eyes to her notebook before Mr. Gladly wrapped up his lesson and assigned them homework. Once class was over, she travelled to the girl's bathroom on the third floor where she found an empty stall to eat her lunch in. She heard the door open and then told the person who knocked on the stall's door that it was occupied. Taylor stood up after hearing the response and tried to leave the stall, but it wouldn't budge. She looked up after hearing noise from the stalls beside her where Sophia and Madison dumped juice on her. She tried to force her way out of the stall, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Then, the door opened to reveal Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughing at her. Taylor didn't say anything and instead climbed to her feet before going to get her backpack. After they left, she looked over herself in the mirror before trying to clean her glasses with a paper towel. When she was unable to remove the streaks, Taylor kicked a bucket towards a nearby wall and then threw her backpack. She then demanded to know what she was supposed to do about the ongoing bullying before leaning over the sink. Focusing on her power, she then opened her eyes to find bugs on all the surfaces of the room. She thought about how easy it would be to go Carrie on the school before telling herself that she was better than that. She directed her swarm to disperse and left the school before catching the first bus home.
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert '''is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor spent the night at [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes']] house before, during breakfast the next morning, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. [[Danny Hebert]] told her over the phone that her mother had died in a car accident. 

Taylor overheard her father berating her mother's body for texting while driving, leading to the accident. She barely ate anything for five days because her father was a wreck before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. After Mrs. Barnes talked to her father, Danny and Taylor established a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. 

Emma told Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admitted that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as Taylor was. Taylor told her that she wasn't before revealing that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years.

Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Belt===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name = ":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

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[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor was originally close friends with [[Emma Barnes|Emma Barnes]], and was staying at her house when her mother was in a car accident, resulting in her death.  Her father, [[Danny Hebert]], told her that her mother died while texting on the phone.  Taylor then hear her father berating her dead mother for texting and driving, and was never allowed to own a cell phone. 

Taylor held it together and settled into a routine with her father, to prevent them from falling apart as a family.  Her holding it together was something that Emma said she admired about her, saying that if Emma's mother had died, she wouldn't be able to hold it together as well as she was.  Taylor then confided in Emma that she had cried herself to sleep every night for the past week. 

Following Emma being attacked by the ABB, she became close friends with [[Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]], abandoning Taylor.  They relentlessly bullied Taylor for almost almost two years, until finally they stuffed her in a locker filled with used tampons and pads from the girls locker room. 

It was while she was trapped in this locker that she triggered, gaining her ability to control insects.  Following this, she had a slight mental breakdown, and had to be in a hospital for a week.  Once she got home, she resolved herself to become a superhero, but did not want to join the wards, as she figured it would be like high school all over again. 

She made her own costume, and followed a strict training regiment over the next few months before she went out on her own, where she first met [[The Undersiders]]

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter:===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
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| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}

'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor was close friends with [[Emma Barnes]]. In the morning after she spent the night at Emma's house, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. Her father then told her that her mother had died in a car accident. Later, she would overhear her father berating her mother for texting while driving.

Taylor would barely eat anything for five days before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. Shortly afterwards, she and her father would establish a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. Emma would tell Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admit that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as she was. Taylor would tell her that she wasn't and reveal that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

During the summer, Taylor left to a nature camp. She would often call Emma but, after a certain point, Emma would stop answering. When she got back from camp, Taylor would head over to Emma's house.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with Sophia Hess and Madison Clements. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A piece of spider silk.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor was close friends with [[Emma Barnes]]. In the morning after she spent the night at Emma's house, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. Her father then told her that her mother had died in a car accident. Later, she would overhear her father berating her mother for texting while driving.

Taylor would barely eat anything for five days before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. Shortly afterwards, she and her father would establish a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. Emma would tell Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admit that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as she was. Taylor would tell her that she wasn't and reveal that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

During the summer, Taylor left to a nature camp. She would often call Emma but, after a certain point, Emma would stop answering. When she got back from camp, Taylor would head over to Emma's house.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with Sophia Hess and Madison Clements. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Taylor was close friends with [[Emma Barnes]]. In the morning after she spent the night at Emma's house, Zoe Barnes came downstairs and handed her the phone. Her father then told her that her mother had died in a car accident. Later, she would overhear her father berating her mother for texting while driving.

Taylor would barely eat anything for five days before she asked Emma if she could eat at her house for a few days. Shortly afterwards, she and her father would establish a routine so that they wouldn't fall apart as a family. Emma would tell Taylor that she admired her for her resilience and admit that, if her mother had died, she wouldn't be as put together as she was. Taylor would tell her that she wasn't and reveal that she had cried herself to sleep for a week.

During the summer, Taylor left to a nature camp. She would often call Emma but, after a certain point, Emma would stop answering. When she got back from camp, Taylor would head over to Emma's house.

Just before she entered high school, Emma suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with Sophia Hess and Madison Clements. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Personality==
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Due to the vicious environments she finds herself in, Taylor is forced to frequently display her natural/acquired administrative capabilities and above-par intelligence and problem solving skills.

==Appearance==
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair.
===As Skitter===
Her costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===As Weaver===
Her costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==History==
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor. 

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===

=== Khepri ===

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}

'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor has complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. She is able to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===
After joining the [[Wards]], she adopts the name Weaver in an attempt to be more "PR-friendly".

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}

'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of handling more complex unconscious  instructions. Prior to the split, Taylor summons bugs to herself whilst suffering under the effects of Bakuda's bombing. After the split (a point not specifically indicated in the story) her insects are capable of producing tethers of silk- a sign of how her creative problem solving skills have influenced the maturation of her shard.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===
After joining the [[Wards]], she adopts the name Weaver in an attempt to be more "PR-friendly".

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]
[[Category:Villains]]
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
}}

'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of handling more complex unconscious  instructions. Prior to the split, Taylor summons bugs to herself whilst suffering under the effects of Bakuda's bombing. After the split (a point not specifically indicated in the story) her insects are capable of producing tethers of silk- a sign of how her creative problem solving skills have influenced the maturation of her shard. Once she becomes aware of the increasing encroachment of her shard upon her subconscious she takes measures to distance herself from her powers effect, preventing the maturation of this sub-shard. The entity states that this sub-shard would have a derivative ability of her primary Administrator shard that would grow.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===
After joining the [[Wards]], she adopts the name Weaver in an attempt to be more "PR-friendly".

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert|Annette Rose Herbert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===
After joining the [[Wards]], she adopts the name Weaver in an attempt to be more "PR-friendly".

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS RELATING TO SOME OF THE MOST PIVOTAL PARTS OF WORM. DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE FINISHED THE ENTIRETY OF WORM.'''

'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Cell 22.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

==Appearances in Worm==

=== Taylor Herbert ===
Taylor anxiously waits for Mr. Gladly's World Issues class to end. At the end of class, Mr. Gladly gave them a homework assignment on capes. Taylor was the first out of the classroom where she made her way to the third floor's bathroom to eat her lunch. Unfortunately, before she could finish her Pita Wrap, Emma Barnes, Madison Clements, and Sophia Hess find her and trap her in her stall. When she looked up after hearing noises coming from either side of her stall, Sophia and Madison poured juice over her and her backpack. She tried to force her way out, but ended up slipping on the juice and falling to the floor.

Emma, Madison, and Sophia laughed at Taylor after opening the stall door. Taylor didn't say anything; merely climbing to her feet before going to get her backpack. Once Emma, Madison, and Sophia leave she looked over herself in a mirror and tried to clean her glasses. When that failed, Taylor kicked a plastic bucket and flung her backpack towards a nearby wall. She raged about being powerless to do anything to stop Emma, Madison, and Sophia all while resisting the urge to use her powers on them and the school, telling herself that she was better than that. She eventually decides to go home despite having an art project due. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.1&lt;/ref&gt;

On the bus, Taylor reflects on her former friendship with Emma before opening her backpack to see how bad the damage was. She finds that the notebook she had put all of her research and notes about her powers have been ruined. After arriving at home, she changes out of her stained clothing and contemplates what she should do as she takes a shower. She then heads to the basement and starts working on her costume as she had decided to move up her timetable and go out the next weekend to try and be a hero. &lt;ref name=":1"&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Skitter ===
Taylor headed out towards the Docks on Sunday, a little after midnight. She avoided the civilians in the area while looking for some sort of trouble. She stumbles upon a collection of [[Azn Bad Boys]] gangsters and then watches as [[Lung]] emerged from a nearby building. After getting a better vantage point, she overhears Lung talking about murdering kids. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.3&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor laments on not having a phone to contact help with and eventually decides to do something to stop Lung. She ordered her swarm to attack, mindful to keep the venomous insects at bay, before Lung used his pyrokinesis to attack the swarm and defend himself. She then sent her reserve bugs in, reasoning that his regeneration will help him fight off their venom, and has them attack his more sensitive areas. He uses a rolling detonation of flame to wipe out the bugs in his immediate vicinity, setting fire to his clothes, several pieces of litter and one of his gang members. 

Taylor attacks again with wasps and bees to his eyes, which succeeds in partially blinding him. Lung continues to grow bigger and stronger, and he sets himself on fire from head to toe to protect himself against further attacks from the bugs. With no hope of winning and having let the rest of Lung's gang in no shape to commit any crimes that night, she decides to retreat and inform the authorities. The moment she places her foot in the gravel of the roof, Lung whirls to face her. She realizes, belatedly, that his powers include superhuman hearing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.4&lt;/ref&gt;

Lung jumped across the street and started to climb the building towards Taylor as Taylor waits for him. After looking for something useful, she settles on pepper spray and aims for Lung's eye when he appears on the edge of the roof. She misses the first, hitting his shoulder, but succeeds with the second shot. Lung stumbled, but didn't fall off the edge of the building.  Having nothing useful left and knowing that striking Lung with a hand or foot would hurt her more than it hurt him, she bolts for the fire escape. Lung strikes her down with a wave of fire, and she is sent sprawling.

Unable to move or attack without alerting him to her location, watching as he swiftly recovers from the pepper spray, Taylor braces herself for the inevitable. She's saved when a massive animal the size of a van hits Lung and forced him to his knees. The ensuing brawl sees the creature and Lung falling from the edge of the roof. 

Two more creatures similar to the first one arrive to the rooftop, each with a pair of riders, two girls and two guys. They dismount and introduce themselves: Grue, Tattletale, Bitch and Regent. They reveal that when they heard that Lung had planned on attack them that night they decided to meet him halfway, but they found only Oni Lee and half dozen members of the Azn Bad Boys. Tattletale informs everyone present that a cape is coming, Bitch summons her dogs and the group mounts them. Grue offers Taylor a ride, but she refuses, and the group departs. In the wake of all this, processing the information the group had just shared, Taylor realizes that these teenaged villains were the "kids" that Lung was talking about killing. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.5&lt;/ref&gt;
...
Knowing that a hero is on the way, Taylor stays at the scene, in part to avoid being labeled a 'bad guy' by another individual. The hero turns out to be Armsmaster, leader of the local Protectorate team. Armsmaster verifies that she isn't dangerous, accepting her assurance that she's a hero with a speed that surprises her. He checks that she is okay, and she verifies she is. After exchanging some words on the Wards and Taylor verifying Lung's successful capture, Armsmaster sheds some light on the group that Taylor had just encountered, the Undersiders; primarily that the local heroes know very little about them.

Armsmaster raises his next concern - he urges Taylor to stay quiet about her involvement in Lung's capture, suggesting that she'd face retaliation from Bakuda and Oni Lee, or to join the Wards, in which case her team would be able to protect her. Taylor recognizes Armsmaster's true motives: that he wishes to take credit himself, and she reluctantly agrees, knowing it puts her in his good graces. 

Taylor ventures home, assuring herself that her first night in costume didn't go too badly, and bemoaning the fact that she would be waking up to face the same sort of day in school that she ran into at the arc's beginning. &lt;ref&gt;"Worm" Web Serial, Gestation 1.6&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Weaver ===
After joining the [[Wards]], she adopts the name Weaver in an attempt to be more "PR-friendly".

=== Khepri ===

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;.
===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]

| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2

| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]

| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother),&lt;br/&gt;
[[Brian Laborn]] (Boyfriend) &lt;br/&gt;
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event;  a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict.  She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously. 

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far." 
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
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*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
*[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Skitter Facts==
Skitter is a Supervillain known worldwide, and is the leader of a team that took over a major US city, held it against numerous S-class threats, continuous attempt by the Protectorate, PRT, and Wards to reclaim it, various supervillain groups, and won the love/fear of its people. As such, there are certain things that everyone knows about Skitter:
*When the boogeyman goes to sleep, he checks his closet for Skitter. 
*There was briefly a a street named after Skitter but it had to be changed because no one crosses Skitter and lives.
*Skitter doesn’t flush the toilet, she scares the shit out of it.
*Skitter threw a grenade and killed 50 people, then it exploded.
*Once a cobra bit Skitter’s leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
*Unlike Clockblocker, time doesn’t stop for Skitter. Instead, it waits for her permission before moving.
*Skitter once had smoke inhalation, blindness, some messed up ribs, and was covered in puke. Or as she called it “A minor inconvenience”.
*One time, Skitter fought a Dragon. She killed it by breathing fire on it.
*Skitter doesn’t run from danger. Danger runs from her, gets tripped up, and has its crotch melted off by spiderbites.
*Someone once thought of using grenades on Skitter. He thought twice.
*Normal rodeo is for wusses. Skitter rodeo-rides Endbringers. While stabbing them with a halberd.
*If you can see her, she can grievously maim or kill you. If you can’t see her, she can grievously maim or kill you, while calmly drinking tea.
*Nightmares don’t make Skitter whimper in her sleep. Skitter makes nightmares whimper.(14.11)
*Chthulhu horrors find that even the thought of Skitter makes them crazy. And they get creeped out when something that even ''looks'' like Skitter is nearby. (18.z)
*There is no Santa Claus. But Skitter sees you when you’re sleeping, she knows when you’re awake, she knows when you’ve been bad or good so be good or suffer unimaginable pain. (20.1)
*Skitter does not get dehydrated. She ties dehydration in knots and embarrasses him in front of everyone, instead. (20.4)
*Skitter once decided to distract a tidal wave. She succeeded. (8.4)
*Do not bring a knife to a Skitter fight. 
*“The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth.” Skitter made it her boyfriend.
*Schools in Brocton Bay don’t have fire alarms. They have Skitter alarms.
*It’s been proven that the universe you survive in is the universe you don’t try to bomb Skitter.
*Skitter can count ''everything'' that dances on the head of a pin. She put them there.
*Skitter’s lunch begins with violence, followed by terror, and ends with the takeover of a city. If she’s already taken over the city, then lunch ends with free barbecue. ''If she likes you.''
*Skitter decided to try teenage rebellion once. The city is now under the control of herself and 6 other teenagers.
*Skitter mentioned she was bored once. The universe threw 3 different S-class threats at her city, and all three regretted it. The first was driven off, the second reduced to a third of their numbers, and the last was entirely obliterated. The universe appears to be deliberating it’s next move.
*Skitter started her villain career as an undercover hero. She was so skilled that when the villains she’d set out to betray found out, they decided to offer her her position back.
*Skitter was complaining about some mild aches and pains when a hero with the ability to absorb injuries tried to heal her. He started screaming and yelling moments later.
*Skitter convinced the universe to let her flip the bird at evolution. 
*Skitter logic-bombed an advanced AI that was explicitly immune to logic bombs.
*Chariot uses his tinker-segway for mobility. Bitch uses her dogs. Skitter uses S-class supervillains.
*Eldritch abominations find one Skitter to be more of a threat than the Triumvirate combined.
*A supervillain once looked at Skitter funny. She cut out his eyes.
*Lunchbreaks are the times when the world stops what it’s doing to get as far away from Skitter as possible.
*There are only Four Horseman of the Apocalypse because Skitter rides a giant beetle.
*Superheroes who talk to Skitter commonly suffer from mental breakdowns because they aren’t as good a person as the super villain who gouged out a man’s eyes.
*Actually, Skitter does have eyes on the back of her head. And on the wall. And around the corner. And on your head…
*Jack Slash is so terrifying that few heroes and villains can bear to look him in the eye. He ran a away from Skitter.
*Skitter once made an Endbringer cry.
*In Brockton bay arachnophobia is no longer a recognized medical condition. Instead there are several new conditions for people who are not yet deathly afraid of bugs.
*In Brockton Bay, there is a supervillain who’s super powered guessing was so powerful, it mistaken for mind reading. She goes to Skitter for advice.
*Skitter once chopped a pseudo-Endbringer in half just by looking at it.
*When Skitter watches paint, it doesn’t dry. It wets itself.
*Skitter can win a land war in Asia.
*Hitler didn’t just commit suicide. He was making sure he never ran into Skitter.
*When Skitter makes out with a guy, she cures mental illness. When Skitter makes out with other girls, she cures a plague.
*Skitter mentioned once that she’d like to visit Australia. Hero-capes worldwide collectively went “NOPE,” and preemptively evacuated… never to return.
*People have tried to kill Skitter with fire. Multiple times. Apparently it’s not the only way to be sure.
*A meteor didn’t cause the dinosaurs to go extinct. They saw the ginormous bugs they were living with and simply gave up on life, knowing Skitter was coming soon*. (*note: dinosaurs sense of the passage of time very poorly)
*Skitter scares the bejeezus out of people who can literally hold the power of the sun in their hands.
*If you can’t see Skitter, she can still see you. If you *can* see Skitter, you’re about to get dogpiled by a swarm of bugs that weigh more than you do.
*Skitter doesn’t die if she’s been killed.
*If Skitter was at one of their colonies, Weyland-Yutani WOULD nuke the site from orbit. And they still wouldn’t be sure.
*Class-S threats are designated S because they are measured in Skitters.
*Skitter isn’t made of win. Win is made of Skitter.
*Skitter has never gotten a cold. She once had a concussion, but the city never recovered.
*When Skitter makes pretty costumes for her friends, her friends are afraid to NOT wear them.
*Skitter didn’t need to tell the PRT that Echidna was a Class-S threat. Anything that faces Skitter willingly is automatically classified either Class-S or [assumed deceased].
*On Earth-Bet, Kick Ass is a documentary about Skitter. After winning Best Picture in the Please Don’t Hurt Us category, it is now used as a litmus test to gauge the mental fortitude of Special Forces applicants.
*Skitter can make snow angels in asphalt.
*Skitter was never blinded. Light just had a panic attack when it realized who it had fucked with.
*Skitter is the reason villains don’t pay taxes. She mails in a picture of her costumed self, and the IRS mails back an apology.
*The villain known as Coil once successfully assassinated Skitter. She didn’t even notice it. He, on the other hand, very much noticed her assassinating him right back.
*It’s exceedingly hard to seriously tempt Skitter – unless you’re offering her either a fight with a class-S threat or a hot cup of tea.
*Fate chose to make Skitter a girl because a male Skitter wouldn’t have been able walk with balls that big.
*Skitter is so hard to capture that the only person good enough to do so is Skitter.
*The PRT did eventually beat Skitter. How? She got bored and gave herself up.
*The difference between Skitter and Chuck Norris?

Skitter Facts are &lt;em&gt;true&lt;/em&gt;.

==Trivia==
Conclusion

As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation =
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
*[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
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| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
*[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
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*17 (At the end)
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| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
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*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
*[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter, &lt;br/&gt; Weaver, &lt;br/&gt; Khepri&lt;br/&gt;
| gender = Female
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*17 (At the end)
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| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
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*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
*[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
*[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
*[[Brian Laborn]] (Ex-Boyfriend)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

==Appearance and Personality==

=== Taylor ===
Taylor is a relatively-tall, rail-thin, fair skinned 15 year old girl with long, dark curly hair. She describes herself in 1.1 as "the gloomy girl that never spoke up in class." She steadily gains confidence throughout the story as her civilian life is subsumed by her cape life. Her hair is auburn&lt;ref name=SV1&gt;http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2277872/&lt;/ref&gt;. Taylor is about 5’8″ (178 cm) and 125 lbs (56 kg)&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568&lt;/ref&gt;.

===Skitter===
"...Skitter is an unpredictable young woman tending towards acts of apparent kindness to those she deems her subjects and bursts of sudden and extreme violence towards those she sees as her enemies." ("Know where you are" pamphlets, Colony 15, 10)

Skitter's costume consists of a black-and-grey bodysuit made out of spider silk with armor panels made out of shells and exoskeletons augmented with more silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles covering her jaw and dull yellow lenses (taken from a pair of goggles) that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. Throughout the story her costume adapts to include a full-head mask, clawed fingertips, a tattered half-cape and a tattered, knee-length skirt.
===Weaver===
Weaver's costume consists of a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark gray armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Khepri ===
The Khepri costume consists of a black body suit with white armor panels and lenses. It includes none of the stylistic elements of the previous costumes.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.
===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== Conclusion ==
As of the [[Teneral e.x|epilogue]] Taylor is in N.Y.A with her father and the [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] version of her mother. Her powers have been shut off by [[Contessa]]. It is left unclear as to whether this was actually [[Earths|Earth Aleph]] or an afterlife metaphor{{cite}}.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*Taylor's schedule at school was four 1.5 hour a day classes, rotating each semester - during the story, computer, world issues, lunch, art and math&lt;ref name="SV1" /&gt;.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| gender = Female
| age = 15-17 
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
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[[Coil's Organization]]
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. 

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her. 

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt; 

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. 
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.
==Personality==
[Coming Soon]
==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| age = 15-17 
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.
==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
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*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.
==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

===Utility Backpack===
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.
==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt; 

== Relationships ==

=== Teachers ===
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

=== Students ===

=== Teammates ===

=== Other Parahumans ===

=== Civilians ===

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
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*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The
mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.
==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; 

== Relationships ==

=== Teachers ===
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

=== Students ===

=== Teammates ===

=== Other Parahumans ===

=== Civilians ===

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.

==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; 

== Relationships ==

=== Teachers ===
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

=== Students ===

=== Teammates ===

=== Other Parahumans ===

=== Civilians ===

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.
==Appearance==
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.

==Personality==
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward, however in time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==

=== Teachers ===
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

=== Students ===

=== Teammates ===

=== Other Parahumans ===

=== Civilians ===

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.


Once Taylor recovered, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.


== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01/&gt;.

==Abilities and Powers==
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;
=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
{{Undersiders}}
{{Wards}}
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[ttps://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
 ** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

Just before she entered high school, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her for more than two years, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==History==
[Coming Soon]
==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor is a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses.

Taylor had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot more like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect every living thing within sixteen feet of herself.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
{{Undersiders}}
{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect every living thing within sixteen feet of herself.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====


===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect every living thing within sixteen feet of herself.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = [[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb]]
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward. 

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===

As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain. 
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect every living thing within sixteen feet of herself.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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==Navigation==
{{Undersiders}}
{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular’ kids who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs, but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect everything within sixteen feet of herself.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

After [[Panacea]] removed the restrictions on her power, Taylor's range and fine control were cut and her power increased to affect every living thing within sixteen feet of herself.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor is discovered by the trio in a bathroom stall and they pour fruit juice and soda over the sides, covering her clothes and bag. When she throws her bag against the wall in frustration, her midterm art project - due that day - is destroyed, and she later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that cover her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time, she becomes quite ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain, but she always maintains a strong sense of morality, trying to do what is right and treat people well if the circumstances allow it.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====
* Taylor initially views [[Grue]] as a mentor after joining the Undersiders, turning to him for leadership and advice, and their working relationship quickly becomes a friendship. She later makes a romantic advance towards him, which he responds to by telling her he views her as more of a little sister for him to protect, but an unsteady romantic relationship does eventually develop between them.
* Taylor and [[Bitch]] start off unfriendly towards each other due in large part to Bitch's trust issues, which are later compounded by the reveal of Taylor's indended betrayal of the Undersiders, after which she goes as far as to try to abandon Taylor when a mission goes wrong and [[Dragon]] arrives to fight them. Taylor's persistence later manages to make Bitch trust her again, eventually leading her to trust Taylor entirely and completely and having her become possibly Bitch's only actual friend.
* [[Regent]] treats Taylor much the same way he treats almost everyone - with disinterest and occasional mockery, often calling her "dork". He does, however, care about her to some extent, if only because she is his teammate, going out of his way to punish [[Shadow Stalker]] for her treatment of Taylor and to make sure she never bothers her again.

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is between Taylor and Aiden, who gains the ability to control birds.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.
* When Skitter becomes the ruler of her own territory within Brockton Bay, she does her best to protect the civilians within it from harm and otherwise take care of them.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insect's senses and form composite mental images from the input, which enables her to "see" her surroundings through her insects by sensing the shape and texture of objects that her bugs are crawling on, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. She later improves her ability to hear through her bugs with training to the point where she can listen in on conversations.

In addition, Taylor comes up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor is discovered by the trio in a bathroom stall and they pour fruit juice and soda over the sides, covering her clothes and bag. When she throws her bag against the wall in frustration, her midterm art project - due that day - is destroyed.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that cover her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time, she becomes quite ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain, but she always maintains a strong sense of morality, trying to do what is right and treat people well if the circumstances allow it.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====
* Taylor initially views [[Grue]] as a mentor after joining the Undersiders, turning to him for leadership and advice, and their working relationship quickly becomes a friendship. She later makes a romantic advance towards him, which he responds to by telling her he views her as more of a little sister for him to protect, but an unsteady romantic relationship does eventually develop between them.
* Taylor and [[Bitch]] start off unfriendly towards each other due in large part to Bitch's trust issues, which are later compounded by the reveal of Taylor's indended betrayal of the Undersiders, after which she goes as far as to try to abandon Taylor when a mission goes wrong and [[Dragon]] arrives to fight them. Taylor's persistence later manages to make Bitch trust her again, eventually leading her to trust Taylor entirely and completely and having her become possibly Bitch's only actual friend.
* [[Regent]] treats Taylor much the same way he treats almost everyone - with disinterest and occasional mockery, often calling her "dork". He does, however, care about her to some extent, if only because she is his teammate, going out of his way to punish [[Shadow Stalker]] for her treatment of Taylor and to make sure she never bothers her again.

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is between Taylor and Aiden, who gains the ability to control birds.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.
* When Skitter becomes the ruler of her own territory within Brockton Bay, she does her best to protect the civilians within it from harm and otherwise take care of them.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insect's senses and form composite mental images from the input, which enables her to "see" her surroundings through her insects by sensing the shape and texture of objects that her bugs are crawling on, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. She later improves her ability to hear through her bugs with training to the point where she can listen in on conversations.

In addition, Taylor comes up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02].

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that cover her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time, she becomes quite ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain, but she always maintains a strong sense of morality, trying to do what is right and treat people well if the circumstances allow it.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====
* Taylor initially views [[Grue]] as a mentor after joining the Undersiders, turning to him for leadership and advice, and their working relationship quickly becomes a friendship. She later makes a romantic advance towards him, which he responds to by telling her he views her as more of a little sister for him to protect, but an unsteady romantic relationship does eventually develop between them.
* Taylor and [[Bitch]] start off unfriendly towards each other due in large part to Bitch's trust issues, which are later compounded by the reveal of Taylor's indended betrayal of the Undersiders, after which she goes as far as to try to abandon Taylor when a mission goes wrong and [[Dragon]] arrives to fight them. Taylor's persistence later manages to make Bitch trust her again, eventually leading her to trust Taylor entirely and completely and having her become possibly Bitch's only actual friend.
* [[Regent]] treats Taylor much the same way he treats almost everyone - with disinterest and occasional mockery, often calling her "dork". He does, however, care about her to some extent, if only because she is his teammate, going out of his way to punish [[Shadow Stalker]] for her treatment of Taylor and to make sure she never bothers her again.

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is between Taylor and Aiden, who gains the ability to control birds.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.
* When Skitter becomes the ruler of her own territory within Brockton Bay, she does her best to protect the civilians within it from harm and otherwise take care of them.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insect's senses and form composite mental images from the input, which enables her to "see" her surroundings through her insects by sensing the shape and texture of objects that her bugs are crawling on, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. She later improves her ability to hear through her bugs with training to the point where she can listen in on conversations.

In addition, Taylor comes up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath. 

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor's utility compartment, where she stashes necessary items and weapons in the armor panel that covers her back. In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)
== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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{{Wards}}
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[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. She left school and caught the bus home.Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
{{scroll Box
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&lt;references/&gt;
}}
==Navigation==
{{Undersiders}}
{{Wards}}
[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Once Taylor recovered from her trigger event, she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. She left school and caught the bus home.Ironically, this event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===

As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume. 

Her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk, and were colored dark mottled brown-gray. It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Females]]</text>
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume. 

Her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk, and were colored dark mottled brown-gray. It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*If she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/&lt;/ref&gt;.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume. 

Her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk, and were colored dark mottled brown-gray. It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
==References==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume. 

Her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk, and were colored dark mottled brown-gray. It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume. 

Her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk, and were colored dark mottled brown-gray. It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

== History ==
On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

== History ==
On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== History ===
On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back. 

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]]&lt;span style="display: none;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the armor panel that covers her back.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[New York]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal (including humans) within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling hundreds of capes at once and using their power in concert. This effectively turns her into the most powerful parahuman in existence.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's Queen Administrator shard grants her complete mental control over most invertebrate (e.g. insects, arachnids, crustaceans) within a three block range. The range of her ability extends when placed in situations that resemble the conditions of her trigger event; a fact designed by the Entity to foster conflict. She has a secondary ability which gives her increased mental multitasking - allowing her to give specific orders to individual bugs in her swarm simultaneously.

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She is able to interpret all of an insects senses e.g. enabling her to "see" through her insects by sensing the shapes of the surfaces the bugs were crawling on, or the areas the vermin wasn’t occupying, although sight and sound are harder to interpret due to their dissimilarity to human senses. However through practice she can train herself to comprehend sounds and sights that her bugs see and hear.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]].

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;Sting 26.2&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]].

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;Scarab 25.1&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]].

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an enhanced ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}.

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capscaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator". In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.
=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"{{cite}}. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"{{cite}}. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"{{cite}}. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.
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=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

==== Civilians ====

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 1
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;

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| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt;

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, dark curly brown hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 16-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She had also purchased lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She had also purchased lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}}. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She had also purchased lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or stinging without injecting any venom{{cite}} or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She had also purchased lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story began, just before she entered high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] suddenly and unexpectedly abandoned her to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying her, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that caused her to trigger. They sent her vicious e-mails, upended trash over her desk, and stole her mother's flute from her looker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others joined in, ‘accidentally’ skipping over her when passing out assignment handouts, and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor began hiding in the bathrooms during lunch in order to stay off their radar, and came to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story began - once Taylor recovered from her trigger event - she started to prepare herself for when she would become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied - she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. Her clothes and bag were covered in juice by the Trio. When she threw her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project - due that day - was destroyed. She finally let her defences drop, and was automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but resisted killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

She left school and caught the bus home to clean off. She later discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including a notepad filled with notes for her eventual superhero career. This event is what ultimately pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

That Friday, she painted and dyed her costume. Over the weekend, she bought the necessary straps, belts, and lenses to complete it. On Sunday, she finished the necessary work; that night, she went out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On her first night out in costume, Taylor noticed a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognized immediately from the news and online.) She heard them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fought Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor had a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contained "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " - "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It was written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook was soaked through when one of the Trio poured grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She had hidden a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consisted of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she took out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She had also purchased lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell - which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms - and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power had total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was able to make her insects perform feats that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walking into fire{{cite}}, producing so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She didn't require "organized" insects. However, once she ceased controlling them, her bugs would revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor had an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She could sporadically hear and see clearly, but it was unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing didn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor did in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gave her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt;, and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor had a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She could disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor was referred to by [[Glaistig Uaine]] as the "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt; with queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that her power was originally used to decide and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. It was dyed black with grey panelling before she went out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections were made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

It was too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it could be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume  lacked the full extent of the armor paneling she had planned out, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covered her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design featured dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask were actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contained "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wore a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked with electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visited [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter used a "flight pack" developed and maintained by Defiant. She wore a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacked the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wore her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spent the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]]

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wore a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it was partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a costume that combined elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor was an exceptionally accomplished martial artist, who reacted to events seemingly faster than should have been possible due to her enhanced senses. She was able to easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She was noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She had resolved not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collected a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group included [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blamed her for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor was able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She was able to choke [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wore the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]]. At times, she also carried nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives.

She carried dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]] which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15-18 
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Skitter uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armour of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.
== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had never heard of [[Trigger Event]]'s, but this may have been a mistake by the author&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colours&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each others houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress; but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. It is widely speculated throughout the story that this was the cause of her first trigger event{{Cite}}. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]], viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c"/&gt;, Taylor is discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

Over time her shard matures and splits in two, with a sub-shard capable of forming new powers, which will retain similar functionality to the progenitor shard. An example of this is Between Taylor and Aiden.

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control "bugmen", depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun (Trickster's spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''she ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After [[Panacea]] removes the restrictions on her power during [[Scion]]'s rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She gains control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which gives Taylor limited omniscience.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Hebert''' is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Wards]], training [[Golem]].

== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, or modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her insects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. Further when she is controlling stinging insects Skitter can modulate the amount of venom injected.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt;, for example having hornets sting with out coiuling their abdomens causing damage and pain but not injecting venom into the target&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behaviour&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}. Her range was noted as over six and a half blocks during [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.
=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over timeref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, spelt E-B-E is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over timeref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, spelt E-B-E is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time&lt;nowiki&gt;&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;&lt;/nowiki&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, spelt E-B-E is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairevoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.
===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Unclear
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of Worm. Her name is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents told her things like "stick to the Boardwalk". She always scrupulously stayed on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

The first major event involving Taylor was the death of her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, [[Emma Barnes|Emma]] unexpectedly abandons Taylor to form a trio with [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. They began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt;  that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.

Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She started exercising, training her power, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroing in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

== As Taylor ==
===Appearance===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, young woman with long, curly black hair and glasses. 

She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt;

She had long, dark curly hair&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, which she described as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Emma described it as "long black curls"&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

===Personality===
Taylor starts out the series being shy and awkward.

Taylor was always interested in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;noinclude&gt;"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship.  I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7&lt;/noinclude&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teachers ====
* Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;
* [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

==== Students ====
* Taylor believed that she didn't have friends and boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;, though this was mostly due to bullying.
* She was bullied extensively by the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
** [[Emma]] used to be her best friend&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. They alternated staying at each other's houses every weekend&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.
** Taylor was also bullied by "other girls and a small handful of boys" seeking approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. She used to wear [[Armsmaster]]-themed underwear as a kid.{{cite}}

==== Civilians ====
Taylor considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them.

===History===

==== Story beginning ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. When she throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;.

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

=== Equipment ===
Taylor has a white and black speckled hardcover notebook containing notes and plans for her hero career. It contains "some two hundred pages of detailed writing " -- "testing and training I’d done with my powers, pages of crossed out name ideas, even the measurements I was using for my costume in progress." It's written in "a simple cipher", bottom to top. The notebook is soaked through when one of the Trio pours grape juice into the top of Taylor's backpack.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

She hides a gym bag filled with useful tools for her future superhero career behind a panel in the coal chute in her basement, including her partly-finished costume&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The stored gear consists of a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust, which she takes out on her first night in costume&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/21/gestation-1-4/ Gestation 1.4]&lt;/ref&gt;. She purchases lenses for her mask at the same time as the chalk dust&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

== As Skitter ==
===Appearance===
[[File:Skitter.jpg|thumb|[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart]]
As Skitter, Taylor wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. Her mask has sections of armor imitating mandibles that covers her jaw and dull yellow lenses that incorporate lenses from a spare pair of her glasses. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
In time she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was trained in hand-to-hand combat by [[Grue]]{{cite}}.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====
* Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her power, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;.

===Abilities and Powers===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Before painting, her incomplete costume's fabric was a dirty yellow-gray, and the armour was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She dyes it black with grey panelling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The armored sections are made from of finely arranged and layered shells and exoskeletons cannibalized from the local insect population and then reinforced with dragline silk. 

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

The lenses of her mask are actually durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==== Utility Backpack ====
Taylor has a utility compartment for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;.

In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees:
*A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare).
*A length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord.
*Pepper spray.
*A changepurse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change.
*A collapsible baton.
*A combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

== As Weaver ==

===Appearance===
As Weaver, Taylor wears a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

[[Chicago]] [[Wards]]

==== Other Parahumans ====

==== Civilians ====

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

=== Equipment ===
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection.

== The Timeskip ==
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;
== Post-Timeskip==

===Appearance===
Taylor wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the [[oil-rig battle]], she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
===Personality &amp; Skills===
Taylor is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand.

She is noted for being cold and ruthless by many characters.

She resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

=== Relationships ===

==== Other Parahumans ====
Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders.

After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== Civilians ====
[[Emma Barnes]]' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's death.

===Abilities and Powers===
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

She chokes [[Softball]] for an extended period, keeping him incapacitated with coughing but not killing him&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power. In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

=== Equipment ===
She wears the flight pack given to her by [[Defiant]] and for long-distance transport flies a small craft she calls the ''Dragonfly''. At times, she also carries nanothorn-enhanced knives of his design, as well as regular knives. 

She carries dispensers at her belt filled with silk thread.&lt;ref name ="29.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/venom-29-5/ Venom 29.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

== As Khepri ==
In the losing struggle against [[Scion]], Taylor felt like her own power was worthless. She approached [[Panacea]] and [[Bonesaw]], asking for a power modification via her [[Corona Pollentia]]. Panacea was able to modify her power, but at the cost of Taylor's control over her own body and speech, and a gradually deteriorating mind.

===Appearance===
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

===Personality===

=== Relationships ===

==== Teammates ====

==== Other Parahumans ====
The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath.

===Abilities and Powers===
After Panacea removed the restrictions on her power during Scion's rampage, Taylor's range and fine control are cut and her power increases to affect every animal, including humans, within sixteen feet of herself. She then gained control of the [[Doormaker]] and uses his portals to extend her range, eventually controlling about five thousand capes at once and using their powers in concert.&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/22/speck-30-4/&lt;/ref&gt; She also gains control of the [[Clairvoyant]], which, combined with Taylor's multitasking abilities, gave effectively gave her a view over the entire battlefield, regardless of different dimensions.

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why." 

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
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[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters. She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the time-skip, though they have long sense separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Talyor is on of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly{{cite}}.

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times{{cite}}. However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable{{cite}}.

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5], eventually reaching over six and a half blocks. [[Chrysalis 20.5]].

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

After the time-skip, she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponents hand-to-hand. At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

Her armour included shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, a chestguard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;. In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.
====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref nme="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In 1.4, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In 18.3, [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses{{Cite}}. She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After the time-skip, she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.
====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref nme="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt the Trio&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.
====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref nme="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.
====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref nme="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==Background==
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother.
====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/extermination-8-5/ Extermination 8.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, which was later upgraded to an 8&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. A rating of [[Thinker]]-1 was added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon Dragon]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref nme="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remebering but there is some refrence in letting some villlan get out of the country? or am I misremebering something about romp remeber to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - the trio of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her. Officially she was rated  Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.x"&gt;[[Interlude 19.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containning her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.{{Cite}} She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containning her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried a handgun, taser, and pepper spray, and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She also carried a knife in a holster, but replaced it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containning her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried a handgun, taser, and pepper spray, and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume. She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containning her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containning her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow on 8.4]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow on Colony 15.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/ Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;.

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt;. She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;. She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;.

==== Events of Worm ====
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;.

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children"&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt;. She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against Dragons suits.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.
==== The Timeskip ====
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the Chicago [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many Endbringer fights.
&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== Brian Laborn "Grue"  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.
==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]]. 

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = 
[[Danny Hebert]] (Father)
[[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/interlude-22/ Interlude 22]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-2#post-14724882&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="WoG1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.6]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt; In [[Gestation 1.4]], Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia ]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal. &lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-8#post-17202689&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6 Gestation 1.6]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.1]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.01"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-16.282032/page-28#post-12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her control over most invertebrates. Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 5]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on Shell 4.3]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Skitter's power gives her total control over insects&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/13/colony-15-9/ Colony 15.9]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/tangle-6-7/ Tangle 6.7]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.2]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on Prey 14.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;.

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on Sentinel 9.6]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.01"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-01/ Gestation 1.01]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.01"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.01" /&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]]. 

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares,&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]]. 

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert'''&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;, is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert"&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;.
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature."&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;"

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating."&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares,&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;. Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt;. She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;. Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;, such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;. Practicing doesn't seem to produce results&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt;. However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;. She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt;. Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;, mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;.

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;.

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;.

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;.

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar."&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt;, Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]]. 

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa. She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father.&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
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| age = 15
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| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
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| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]]. 

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa. She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father.&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
Officially she was rated a Master 8 and Thinker 2 with some tinker capabilities.

Taylor's ability is a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

In addition, Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures. Again showing her ability to control animal life with simple nervous systems.

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
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*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble".{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;!-- https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980
Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department...
 it's rare for it to get adjusted unless there's information the PRT doesn't know or someone needs to cut past some red tape (I'd even say the latter case is more common). If a cape is developing fast enough to warrant big changes and it isn't because of the bureaucracy shortcuts, it's easier to slap a high rating on them to be safe and call it done (Going from Blaster 3 to blaster 6? Call them a nine, so your troops aren't surprised).--&gt; 
===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders| ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]]. It later was. Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.03"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.02"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.02"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.03"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.03]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.03" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hubert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most invertebrates.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does in fact learn to sense through her bugs increasingly clearly.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was based on brain size.&lt;ref name="3.2"&gt;[[Agitation 3.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;!--

===True Nature===
Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}
===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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File:Weaver111_P9.jpg|''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power.&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow on Infestation 11.3]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

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Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter.
=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have. &lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]]&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have. &lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram(Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''Worm''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event|Trigger Events]], but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt; 
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}}

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Sort of the Savior of the Multiverse, formerly High School Student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Crushed 24.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording.&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Former High School student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Crushed 24.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Former High School student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always shall his teachings as a form of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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File:Weaver111_P9.jpg|''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| occupation = Former High School student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
| Image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Former High School student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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| name = Taylor Hebert
|alias = Skitter &lt;br&gt; Weaver &lt;br&gt; Khepri&lt;br&gt;
| gender = Female
| age = 15
|post-timeskip = 18
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| alignment= [[Villain]] 
| occupation = Former High School student
| team = [[Undersiders]]
| previous team = [[Wards]], 
[[Undersiders]], 
[[Coil's Organization]]
| base of operations = [[Brockton Bay]]
| classification =
*[[Master]] 8
*[[Thinker]] 2
| status = Alive (Depowered)
| web serial = [[Gestation 1.1]]
| family = [[Danny Hebert]] (Father) &lt;br&gt; [[Annette Rose Hebert]] (Mother) &lt;br&gt; Gram (Grandmother)
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|status = Alive, depowered
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Unnamed maternal grandmother
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

At one point, her costume had clawed fingertips added.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume, and sometimes wears her old silk costume for added protection. Her costume is light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that they face upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
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Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After the timeskip Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
File:Weaver111_P9.jpg|''&lt;center&gt;Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].&lt;/center&gt;''
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After the timeskip Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychologically weaknesses, such the death of Mrs.Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After the timeskip Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close persanl relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After the timeskip Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Over the course of the story she becomes smart and ruthless, arguably due to the influence of her Queen Administrator shard and her career as a supervillain.

She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After the [[timeskip]], she is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.

She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After the timeskip Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit without her conscious instruction.&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt;

===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

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|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[the timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.

== Fanart Gallery ==
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to allow various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
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|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
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|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
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|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; 

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Golden Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.{{cite}}

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; 

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-467220217 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt]
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-467220217 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt]
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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File:Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; It later was.{{cite}} Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; [[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences was Taylor's favourite teacher.{{Cite}}

As Weaver, Taylor visits Ms. Yamada for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
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|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers=====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
She ultimately resolves not to focus overmuch on her identity as Skitter or Weaver, but to try and combine the strengths of both as Taylor.&lt;ref name="27.3"&gt;I can be Taylor without being weak.  Keep the best parts of Skitter and Weaver. [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She refused to give in to "forces of nature" again.&lt;ref&gt;''Want to prove this isn't hopeless, that we can do something. I don't want to lose to another bully.  I'm done with surrendering to ''forces of nature,'' human nature or otherwise.'' - [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea, due to the gradual loss of the 'limiters' that prevent powers from harming their hosts. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and over the course of Gold Morning loses the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She ultimately loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, interpreting any form of interaction as a sign of conflict. She resolves to take over the Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;nowiki&gt; &lt;/nowiki&gt;By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Taylor needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself. She ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, culminating in Scion's defeat. She says that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to do it differently, a way to do it all better.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Taylor needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself. She ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, culminating in Scion's defeat. She says that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to do it differently, a way to do it all better.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Taylor needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself. She ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, culminating in Scion's defeat. She says that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to do it differently, a way to do it all better.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Taylor needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself. She ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, culminating in Scion's defeat. She says that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to do it differently, a way to do it all better.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was a big fan of [[Alexandria]]. Taylor is close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. The impact she has on the events of the fight while in this state is large enough to warrant her being referred to simply as ''her ''in the aftermath. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The Public start to see weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than she should be able to. She can easily defeat even many powered opponent's hand-to-hand. She is noted to be cold and ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
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|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time{{cite}}, eventually reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.{{cite}} However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time.{{cite}}

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor is able to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.{{cite}}
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.{{cite}}

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, but the increases weren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time.{{cite}}

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
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===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
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Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by Defiant. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with the Undersiders' emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/cell-22-6/ Cell 22.6]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter cosumtume white to match her weaver colors and allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her  usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carred the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time.{{cite}}

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional queues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time.{{cite}}

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her range did slowly increase over time.{{cite}}

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|-|Weaver=
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Even later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her rating to increase by two in every category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her, and to authorize various means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs.&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; Later, [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category, trying to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."

[...]

Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-467220217 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt]
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427 drunkfu on DeviantArt]
Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
Tumblr n8ff1qRua31txp8gjo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Lung-versus-Unnamed-Bug-Girl-465708849 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Weaver=
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
weaver_of_chicago_by_lonsheep-dazq50t.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-of-Chicago-664667885 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Khepri=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle form her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-467220217 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt]
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427 drunkfu on DeviantArt]
Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
Tumblr n8ff1qRua31txp8gjo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Lung-versus-Unnamed-Bug-Girl-465708849 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|-|Weaver=
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
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heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Khepri=
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Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-467220217 wolfofragnarok on DeviantArt]
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
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daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.
===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;  Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to five blocks as of [[Cell 22.1]].

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427 drunkfu on DeviantArt]
Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
Tumblr n8ff1qRua31txp8gjo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Lung-versus-Unnamed-Bug-Girl-465708849 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Weaver=
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
weaver_of_chicago_by_lonsheep-dazq50t.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-of-Chicago-664667885 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Khepri=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as of [[Hive 5.5]] to three blocks as of [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-02/ Infestation 11.02].&lt;ref&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.

It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.02]
&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-5-hive/5-05/ Hive 5.05]
&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go.  The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area.  A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.

[...]

Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range.  I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early.

-Excerpts from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-11/arc-11-infestation-stories-arcs-11/11-02/ Infestation 11.02]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Scion]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.

We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.

Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that-

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Extinction 27.5]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.02|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Deli]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
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|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|-|Weaver=
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.
==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"/&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1"/&gt;&lt;ref name= "24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
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== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name = "1.1"/&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1"/&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.

Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.

- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2"/&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1"/&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.

“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”

Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name ="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name ="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.

And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.

-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427 drunkfu on DeviantArt]
Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
Tumblr n8ff1qRua31txp8gjo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Lung-versus-Unnamed-Bug-Girl-465708849 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Weaver=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
weaver_of_chicago_by_lonsheep-dazq50t.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-of-Chicago-664667885 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Khepri=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" /&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.
Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.
- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.
And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.
-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.
Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.
- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.
And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.
-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?

Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.

- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Speck 30.7]
&lt;/ref&gt; Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.
Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.
- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.
And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.
-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
&lt;gallery&gt;
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|-|Skitter=
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm_fanart_by_drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Fanart-300106427 drunkfu on DeviantArt]
Tumblr nnjwrng2pc1tge44yo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Escalations-Lung-and-Skitter-Worm-529859015 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
Tumblr n8ff1qRua31txp8gjo1 1280.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Lung-versus-Unnamed-Bug-Girl-465708849 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Weaver=
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
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heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
&lt;/gallery&gt;
|-|Khepri=
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Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref&gt;https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063&lt;/ref&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/16691626/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/2szsy2/what_wouldve_happened_to_taylor_if_shed_never/cnuqjfd Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.{{cite}}

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;
I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;
The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;
"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us. [...] My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;
Normal.&lt;br&gt;
I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;
Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;
Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;
But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;
Was it just me?-[[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?

Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.

- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Speck 30.7]
&lt;/ref&gt; Contessa compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;Speck 30.7
&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on Plague 12.1]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her subjects do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196. Comment by Wildbow on] [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.
Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.
- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/worm-quotes-and-wog-repository.294448/page-13]
&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by Wildbow on Tangle 6.1]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.{{cite}} As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by Wildbow on Cell 9.1]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' --[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.
And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire.
-Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Drone 23.3]
&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-21/arc-29-venom/29-9/ Venom 29.9]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;&lt;TFS&gt; Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; do tell&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;
[...]&lt;br&gt;
&lt;soulpelt|&gt; Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;Wildbow&gt; Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
[[File:Skitter.png|thumb|297x297px|Skitter, as seen in her first uniform.]]
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."
[...]
Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," is most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it.
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter.png|Skitter, as seen in her first costume.|link=https://jediqueerart.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-692345051
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology.
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely buisness. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly dark hair&lt;ref&gt; The only feminine feature I had going for me was my dark curly hair, which I'd grown long. - [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (either black&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. [...]  The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; or brown&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude:End]]&lt;/ref&gt;) and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
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Skitter.png|Skitter, as seen in her first costume.|link=https://jediqueerart.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-692345051
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly dark hair&lt;ref&gt; The only feminine feature I had going for me was my dark curly hair, which I'd grown long. - [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; (either black&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. [...]  The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; or brown&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude:End]]&lt;/ref&gt;) and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. [...]  The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - &lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. [...]  The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. [...]  The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec Vasil "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall, rail-thin, pale, young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="9.6"&gt;[[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="19.z"&gt;[[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;&lt;!---https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/

She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.

He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.

She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.--&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
&lt;!-- remember to make this a tab system--&gt;
===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;!--[22:18] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.
IRC Convo said:
[22:47] &lt;%logiccosmic&gt; Anything else you remember from the shit show?
[22:48] &lt;@Mishie&gt; back
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.
[22:49] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.
[22:49] * %logiccosmic scribbles furiously
[22:50] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.
[22:51] &lt;@Wildbow&gt; (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs)
--&gt;&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689 WoG archived on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Commment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Teneral e.x]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec Vasil "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;[[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well. [...] Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;
Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"- Insinuation 2.6&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent"]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - Tangle 6.7

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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Skitter.png|Skitter, as seen in her first costume.|link=https://jediqueerart.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-692345051
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''. Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; pale,{{cite}} young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence.
 - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/6kcne7/differences_between_betaleph_and_our_world/djni4vw/ Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/748ujh/weve_got_worm_podcast_readthrough_episode_22_cell/do03ca4/?context=10000 Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points &lt;em&gt;higher&lt;/em&gt; in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] 
&lt;/ref&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begfins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business. 
== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): “Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."
*"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero." - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. Emma Barnes' parents blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
}}
'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref&gt;He doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs.
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Cell 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.
“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.”
Excerpt from [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Monarch 16.2]
&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;''“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.”'' -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;
If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She also started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt]
 from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her shard was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
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taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passanger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
&lt;tabber&gt;Civilian=
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_geekysoundcat-d8morll.png|Image by [http://sgcassidy.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-A-Web-Serial-Vector-521836473  sgcassidy] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
taylor_by_drunkfu-d6ut230.jpg|Image by [http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260http://drunkfu.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-414541260 drunkfu] on DeviantArt
taylor_hebert__worm__by_linaleez-d9usxbv.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Taylor-Hebert-Worm-595933627 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
the_right_reasons_by_cactusfantastico-d84qo9h.png|Image by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/The-Right-Reasons-491692373 cactusfantastico] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
skitter_by_strawberrybooty-d9rof2i.png|Image by [http://strawberrybooty.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-590684490 strawberrybooty] on DeviantArt
daily_art_11__queen_of_the_swarm_by_xenoanubis-d93cpwp.jpg|Image by [http://xenoanubis.deviantart.com/art/Daily-art-11-Queen-of-the-swarm-549827881 xenoanubis] on DeviantArt
untitled_drawing_by_aloofmonkey-d8teeus.png|Image by [http://aloofmonkey.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Thought-Sketches-2-533110708 aloofmonkey] on DeviantArt
_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
skitter_original_outfit_concepts__worm__by_wolfofragnarok-d7rvq1w.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964 wolfofragnarok] on DeviantArt
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter.png|Skitter, as seen in her first costume.|link=https://jediqueerart.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-692345051
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].
weaver_costume_concept_by_lonsheep-dazwaro.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-Costume-Concept-664955268 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
weaver_of_chicago_by_lonsheep-dazq50t.jpg|Image by [http://lonsheep.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-of-Chicago-664667885 lonsheep] on DeviantArt
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
weaver_by_respicepostte-d6or38a.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Weaver-404371738 RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
skitter_worm_by_linaleez-d9ooqyj.jpg|Image by [http://linaleez.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-worm-585661051 LinaLeeZ] on DeviantArt
Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Khepri.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Final-Fight-410580550 sandara] on DeviantArt
Khepri by abyranss.jpg|Image by [http://abyranss.tumblr.com/post/146301770857/khepri-from-the-web-serial-worm abyranss] on Tumblr
Khepri by Velocirexisaur.png|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3q48i2/worm_spoilers_i_made_khepri_on_an_online/ Velocirexisaur on Reddit]
Khepri metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
tumblr_oylo8sauEo1rhqmkmo1_500.jpg|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/79nl3l/end_of_worm_spoiler_inktober_29/ BirdLover_01] on Reddit
RqiFsp9.jpg|Image by BirdLover_01
9friytpubu001.jpg|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/7gahz3/spoiler_khepri_fanart/ Endless_Assault on Reddit].
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/wormverse-ideas-recs-and-fic-discussion-thread-40.311933/page-1332#post-17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
taylor_by_sandara-d9kb143.jpg|Image by [http://sandara.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Taylor-578302563 sandara] on DeviantArt
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taylor_hebert_by_wolfofragnarok-d7q65fd.jpg|Image by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com wolfofragnarok]  on DeviantArt|link=http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-Original-Outfit-Concepts-Worm-470092964
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Skitter.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-484650518 Illustration] by [http://cactusfantastico.deviantart.com/ cactusfantastico] on deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
heros_and_villans_by_icehipo-d8fxlqj.jpg|Image by [http://icehipo.deviantart.com/art/Heros-and-Villans-510491467 icehipo] on DeviantArt
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_fight_the_friction_worm_skitter_by_idgyimagination-d8ptk69.jpg|Image by [http://idgyimagination.deviantart.com/art/Fight-the-Friction-WORM-Skitter-527098977  IDGYimagination] on DeviantArt
skitter_and_her_pet_by_liujuin-d7xmtqd.jpg|Image by [http://liujuin.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-and-her-pet-479755525 liujuin on DeviantArt]
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worm__chapter_1_cover_art_by_wolfofragnarok-d7ptq7j.jpg|Worm Gestation cover by [http://wolfofragnarok.deviantart.com/art/Worm-Chapter-1-Cover-Art-466640623 wolfofragnarok]
skitter metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
Skitter.png|Skitter, as seen in her first costume.|link=https://jediqueerart.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-692345051
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Weaver111_P9.jpg|Image by [http://pabelandnine.tumblr.com pabelandnine.tumblr.com].
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taylor hebert progression.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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Weaver metamorphosis.jpg|Image by [http://respicepostte.deviantart.com/art/Metamorphosis-468673682  RespicePostTe] on DeviantArt
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9friytpubu001.jpg|Image by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/7gahz3/spoiler_khepri_fanart/ Endless_Assault on Reddit].
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.
==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [[14.x (Interlude)]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter worm fanart by drunkfu-d4yobln.jpg
Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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Zz_more_taylor_fan_art.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
Holocene taylor.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17041853 Illustration] by [https://forums.spacebattles.com/members/holocene.29918/ Holocene] from spacebattles&lt;/center&gt;
Skitter by saniika.jpg|&lt;center&gt;[http://saniika.deviantart.com/art/Skitter-429985464 Illustration] by [http://saniika.deviantart.com saniika] from deviantart&lt;/center&gt;
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
Worm_skitter_taylor_by_monkeyjay.png|&lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d8p2yy7 Illustration] by [http://monkeyjay.deviantart.com/ monkeyjay on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
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Yooeyui_taylor_art1.png|&lt;center&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ci0jf/taylor_fanart_roughly_how_i_imagine_her/ Illustration] by [https://www.reddit.com/user/yooeyui yooeyui] from reddit&lt;/center&gt;
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- arc three showcases taylor compartmentalizing be sure to write that up  --&gt;
===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1"/&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"/&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0"/&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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7j0Q6TSg.jpg|Fanart by [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/5twkry/worm_skitter_tattletale_posters_wip/ monkeyjay on Reddit].
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
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|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
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As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such, after the fight with Scion has concluded. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532" /&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her dad]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset.&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; She was born on June 19th, 1995. 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such, after the fight with Scion has concluded. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, sneaked into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Chrysalis 20.5]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]].&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. -
 [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532" /&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

== Fanart Gallery ==
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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;br&gt;[[Glow-worm]], [[Glow-worm P.9|Part 9]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her father]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset.&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; She was born on June 19th, 1995. 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such, after the fight with Scion has concluded. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, was dumped into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]],&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and participate in more conflicts.&lt;ref&gt;Much like Taylor's achievements went hand in hand with a growth in her capability and flexibility with her power (on a blunt level like the waxing &amp; waning max range, in terms of being able to see/speak with them, and on an abstract level, like how the shard is helping more in the background or when she's unconscious), - [https://redd.it/5ngyvn Comment by Wildbow] on Armsmaster's growth.&lt;/ref&gt; 

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check

To parahumanity of the Earth Bet diaspora Taylor is simply gone.&lt;ref&gt;Point_Me_@_The_Sky: Now she’s gone and you’re still here.

FlippinMad: Gone?
FlippinMad: she retired?  Or she’s dead?  Gone gone?

Point_Me_@_The_Sky: She is &lt;nowiki&gt;*gone*&lt;/nowiki&gt;. - [[Glow-worm P.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;
--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532" /&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = &lt;center&gt;[http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]&lt;/center&gt;
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = 
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;br&gt;[[Glow-worm]], [[Glow-worm P.9|Part 9]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her father]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset.&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; She was born on June 19th, 1995. 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such, after the fight with Scion has concluded. &lt;ref name="30.7" &gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her. 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, was dumped into an isolated reality along with her father. She met her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2e1"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. -[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.
===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with Alexandria's interrogation in [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/cell-22-4/ Cell 22.4] , when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]],&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and participate in more conflicts.&lt;ref&gt;Much like Taylor's achievements went hand in hand with a growth in her capability and flexibility with her power (on a blunt level like the waxing &amp; waning max range, in terms of being able to see/speak with them, and on an abstract level, like how the shard is helping more in the background or when she's unconscious), - [https://redd.it/5ngyvn Comment by Wildbow] on Armsmaster's growth.&lt;/ref&gt; 

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check

To parahumanity of the Earth Bet diaspora Taylor is simply gone.&lt;ref&gt;Point_Me_@_The_Sky: Now she’s gone and you’re still here.

FlippinMad: Gone?
FlippinMad: she retired?  Or she’s dead?  Gone gone?

Point_Me_@_The_Sky: She is &lt;nowiki&gt;*gone*&lt;/nowiki&gt;. - [[Glow-worm P.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;
--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532" /&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = Independent
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;br&gt;[[Glow-worm]], [[Glow-worm P.9|Part 9]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her father]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset.&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; She was born on June 19th, 1995. 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after coming back from camp, and not the girl who’d been drenched in juice.  The lines of her cheekbones and chin were more defined, her skin baked to a light tan by the sun, her long black curls grown a touch wild by long exposure to wind.  Light muscles stood out on her arms as she held a box, her dad standing back to direct.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Even her clothes.  She wasn’t hiding under a hood and long sleeves.  A trace of her stomach was exposed between the bottom of her yellow tank top and the top of her jeans.  The frayed cuffs were rolled up at the bottom, around new running shoes, and neither Taylor nor her dad seemed to be paying any attention to the knife that was sheathed at her back. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; The fact that she didn't need to turn her head to look at things gave her a false appearance of extreme confidence.&lt;ref&gt;She wasn’t in costume.  It was odd, seeing her approach from a distance, observing her uninterrupted over a longer span of time.  She conveyed an eerie kind of confidence that he knew she didn’t have at her core.  Some of that was how she unflinchingly looked forward.  She didn’t react as the wind blew her hair across her face, didn’t turn to look around the street as she crossed an intersection.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;He might have to say something about that.  If that was her using her power to assess her surroundings and keep an eye out for trouble, she should avoid doing it when she was in civilian wear.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She stopped a short distance away, holding grocery bags in one hand and tucking her hair back into place with the other.  She wore a black tank top, jeans and rubber boots, with a sweatshirt tied around her waist.  That last article of clothing would be to conceal weapons, he guessed.  Her glasses caught the light from the sun to the west, turning almost opaque in the glare as she looked his way.- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/25/interlude-15-donation-bonus-2/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 15 (Donation Bonus 2)]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Parahuman Identity ===
&lt;tabber&gt;As Skitter=
As Skitter, Taylor wore various costumes made of spider silk.

Initially, she wears a black-and-grey spider silk bodysuit with armor panels made out of insect shells and exoskeletons augmented with more spider silk. The costume's prototype had fabric that was a dirty yellow-gray color, and the armor was colored dark mottled brown-gray&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later dyes it black with grey paneling before she goes out&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[[Gestation 1.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;. The lenses of her mask are durable, high-end swim goggles tinted to help filter out bright lights, with lenses from an old pair of her glasses sealed inside with silicon.&lt;ref name="8.5"/&gt; Her mask leaves the back of her head uncovered and her hair free to fly behind her.&lt;ref name="5.10"&gt;[[Hive 5.10]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She kept her costume clean by having bugs eat and clean any waste and wiping it down with a cloth.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"&gt;Easy peasy. There’s bugs that eat and clean the waste of other bugs (pillbugs, for example) and she can suppress or time their need to create the waste in the first place (at least for the, say, pillbugs, who would therefore not be making mess as they clean it up).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As the armor’s mostly waterproof (see chapter where she mentions trying to give Newter first aid, for this), all she’d need is a wipe-down with a wet cloth and some pillbug attention. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-620 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

The spider-silk fabric is too tough to cut with an x-acto knife, although it can be slowly cut through using wire cutters.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; It was mostly waterproof.&lt;ref name="6.6c1"/&gt; The costume lacks the full extent of the armor paneling she planned, including protection for the back of her head, but the armor covers her face, chest, spine, stomach and major joints.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt; Eventually it included shoulder pads, elbow pads, wrist guards, a chest guard and kneepads, possibly more. Each had "layers" resembling a pillbug.&lt;ref&gt;Alas, I’m not a talented artist, or I’d be able to sketch out the armor in proper. I’ve got two pieces of work that I’ve yet to sit down and finish; one being a sketch of her armor, as she might have drawn it in her notebook (see arc 1, chapter 2) and the other being a drawing of Taylor herself, which stalled because I can’t draw hair in a way that satisfies me. I may get it done if I find a good reference image that I can build off of, as well as the mood to draw at a time to actually do said drawing.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But yeah. Keep in mind that her armor features that spade shaped compartment over her back – sort of like a beetle shell, about the size of a small backpack. There’s also shoulderpads, elbow pads, wristguards, chestguard, kneepads, etc. Each having layers in the style of insect chitin (pillbug, etc), that adds to the bulk (and internal capacity, as it happens), without making it too ‘loose’.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;As I think on it, though, it is a rather high number. If I recall, it was a placeholder I put in there while I didn’t have access to the web or a library for research, and I never thought to change it while doing sweeps of edits &amp; whatnot to the subsequent drafts. I’ll change that. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/tangle-6-6/#comment-617 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Tangle 6.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; The mask design features dull yellow lenses and sections of armor designed to imitate a bug’s mandibles.&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;&lt;ref name="Cast2"&gt;'''Taylor Hebert, Skitter'''– A 16 year old native of Brockton Bay, Taylor gained the power to control arthropods and other simple lifeforms, sensing what they sense to varying degrees.  With a wide range (spanning nine to fifteen hundred feet around her) and the power to individually control each insect, she relies on versatility and strategic thinking to seize the advantage in battle.Her powers manifested in January 2011, triggered by a bullying campaign by her former best friend and two other girls.  She found a measure of escape with her dream of becoming a superhero, but things didn’t quite work out that way.  She’s now one of the controlling powers in Brockton Bay, a villain warlord in charge of the Boardwalk, with a small contingent of followers working under her, and leader of the Undersiders.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;In civilian guise, she’s skinny to the point of being scrawny, with glasses and long curly hair she maintains as a desperate grasp at a single feminine feature.  Her gawky or nerdy appearance is marked by a wide mouth and large eyes.&lt;br&gt;.&lt;br&gt;As Skitter, she wears a costume of black spider silk and gray armor panels, a yellow-lensed mask that features a mandible-esque design around her jaw.  Her hair blows free.  Depending on the situation and the state of her costume, she occasionally wears a skirt or shawl of black spider silk with ragged or torn edges, for protection, concealment, and to offer more surface area for her bugs to crawl on.  When battle ready, bugs crawl over every surface of her costume, including her hair and mask.  The carapace-like panel of armor at her back serves as a utility compartment, holding her weapons and various items. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]&lt;/ref&gt;

Later, after a redesign, she incorporated clawed fingertips into her costume.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor has a '''utility compartment''' for storing necessary items, weapons, and insects in the shape of a spade-shaped armor panel that covers her back.&lt;ref name="1.4"&gt;[[Gestation 1.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;, Taylor's backpack contains "a set of EpiPens, a pen and notepad, a tube of pepper spray meant to hang off a key chain and a zippered pouch of chalk dust."&lt;ref name="1.4"/&gt;

In [[Queen 18.3]], [[Miss Militia]] takes a look at the contents and sees: A handgun ([[Trickster|Trickster's]] spare), a length of spider silk fashioned into a long cord, pepper spray, a change purse, containing cotton swabs (to muffle the noise), needles, smelling salts, and change, a collapsible baton, and a combat knife (sturdy enough to be used as a crowbar if needed)

|-|As Weaver=
As Weaver, Taylor uses a flight pack developed and maintained by [[Defiant]]. She first wears a generic version of her costume created by Dragon, which lacks the armor of her earlier costume simply being a light grey bodysuit with cleaner, slim dark grey armor panels. The mantle around her shoulders and the cloth hanging from her belt are marked in electric blue with her personal gang emblem (a beetle facing downwards) in miniature at each corner, flipped upside down so that it faces upward. &lt;ref name="22.6"&gt;[[Cell 22.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

When she deployed against Behemoth in [[New Delhi]] Defiant spray-painted her last Skitter costume white to match her new colors, but allow her additional protection. 

After [[The Timeskip]] Weaver was properly outfitted with a silk body suit and her usual armor. Her later costume had extra armor, with a coil of silk hidden beneath an armor panel at the back of the hand.&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[[Extinction 27.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!-- WILDBOW'S edits and wording http://worm.wikia.com/wiki/Taylor_Hebert?oldid=4144--&gt;
Wildbow had her down in his notes as 5’8″ (175 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg) during her stay in prison&lt;ref&gt;In my notes, I had her down at 5’8″ (178 cm), 125 lbs (56 kg). Pretty close! - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/#comment-24568 Comment by Wildbow on Drone 23.1]&lt;/ref&gt;. According to her Wards physical, she was five feet and nine inches tall&lt;ref name="25.1"&gt;[[Scarab 25.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;. She later described herself as a hundred and thirty pounds and 5'10"&lt;ref name="26.2"&gt;[[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

After [[the Timeskip]], she wears a spider-silk version of her Weaver costume. After it's partially destroyed during the oil-rig battle, she wears a costume that combines elements of several provisional costumes she had created in different color schemes.

During the [[oil-rig battle]], she wore a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses. She carried primarily symbolic weapons - a handgun, taser, and pepper spray - and wore her flight pack.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; Afterward, she wore a similar costume, including flight pack.&lt;ref  name="28.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/09/05/cockroaches-28-3/ Cockroaches 28.3]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She carried the same tube of pepper spray, rescued from the remains of her previous costume.&lt;ref name="28.3"/&gt; She carried a knife in a holster, and supplemented it with a [[nano-thorn]] knife created by [[Defiant]].&lt;ref name="29.3"&gt;[[Venom 29.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

|-|As Khepri =
As Khepri, Taylor wears a black bodysuit with white armor panels and lenses.&lt;ref name="27.4"/&gt; She is missing an arm, and appears to not be able to control her body very well. Throughout the fight with Scion, she usually had [[Doormaker]] and [[Clairvoyant]] attached to her, though when Doormaker ran out of energy for his power, she left him behind.

The name of Khepri was first seen when Contessa refers to Taylor as such, after the fight with Scion has concluded. &lt;ref name="30.7"&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;/tabber&gt;

==Personality==
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===Background===
Taylor is initially a shy and awkward teenage girl with a keen interest in capes. She looked forward to the part of her World Issues class where they discussed capes "since the start of the semester".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She had seemingly never heard of [[Trigger Event]]s, but this may have been a mistake by the author.&lt;ref&gt;Being completely honest, even as the author, I'm a little surprised Taylor didn't know or even voice that she'd come across the idea while on ParahumansOnline. I thought I remembered the dialogue going more like, "Do you know what trigger events are?" "I've heard of them, but..."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I suspect I may tweak it just a bit when I return to the chapter while doing the edits for the polished final version. - [https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/posts/2465484/ Comment by Wildbow, archived on Sufficient Velocity]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was "'surviving', for lack of a better word," from the point her mother died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied -- she just wanted to get by. She responded to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow: Early Taylor responds to stress with silence and withdrawal.&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;logiccosmic: Anything else you remember from the shit show?&lt;br&gt;Mishie: back&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: The big issue is it doesn't feel like Taylor.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: When writing a character, you gotta start from the motivations. Taylor, starting out, just wants to get by.&lt;br&gt;
* %logiccosmic scribbles furiously&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She was 'surviving', for lack of a better word, from the point her mom died, and then surviving from the point she started getting bullied.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: She compartmentalizes things, but she's very prone to having her perspective skew like crazy.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow: (I really want to emphasize this more in the rewrite, for the initial arcs) - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/17202689/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22" /&gt; She suspected that she would hurt herself before she hurt [[the Trio]].&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; However, Wildbow has stated that if she hadn't triggered, Taylor would likely have simply stopped going to school.&lt;ref&gt;People keep saying suicide, but that isn't quite it.&lt;br&gt;Taylor likely would have stopped going to school. She was already on that road. - [https://redd.it/2szsy2 Reddit - "What would've happened to Taylor if she'd never triggered?"]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was afraid of illegal drugs, saying she "had this sense" that they were like "an unstoppable black hole". Just the idea of being around someone that was high made her mildly anxious.&lt;ref name="5.8"&gt;[[Hive 5.8]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Story Start===
She has shown some insecurity in her femininity, describing her long, dark curly hair as her "only feminine feature".&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She would always stress over choosing her clothes.&lt;ref name="6.2"&gt;[[Tangle 6.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had a tendency to throw herself into danger without considering the consequences to herself, that could easily have resulted in her death had it persisted.&lt;ref name="R S"&gt;'''Taylor isn't suicidal but would have dropped out of school.'''&lt;br&gt;Depends on your definition of suicidal. I've fairly sure I've dropped WoG (That's noted in the archives) that states Taylor would not live in a lot of AUs because she was liable to tailspin into self destruction (the thought 'I want to die' not crossing her mind even as she put herself into dangerous situations) in a lot of scenarios where she didn't have the same outside influence. - [https://redd.it/6kcne7 Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor considered joining the Wards, but felt that "the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating".&lt;ref name="1.6"&gt;[[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; She had no trust in organized institutions, and felt happier having some independence and control.&lt;ref name="1.6c1"&gt;As Taylor states, “I had considered applying to join, but the notion of escaping the stresses of high school by flinging myself into a mess of teenage drama, adult oversight and schedules seemed self-defeating.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In brief: The Wards could easily be everything she’s trying to get away from.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Beyond that, she has no trust in organized institutions (school has failed her badly – see the next chapter for more on the subject), and she’s happier having some independence and control (personal power, freedom, escapism) in circumstances where she otherwise has none, than she would be as another rank and file member of the Wards. Or, perhaps to phrase it better, she’s more afraid of being unhappy in the Wards than she is of being unhappy on her own.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;So why not just fly solo for a while, right? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/28/gestation-1-6/#comment-4661 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Gestation 1.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She had increasing difficulty attending school.&lt;ref&gt;Kicking myself even as I did it, I turned away and walked back down the hall towards the front doors of the school.  I knew it would be that much harder to go back tomorrow.  For one and three-quarter school years, I had been putting up with this shit.  I'd been going against the current for a long time, and even though I was aware of the consequences I'd face if I kept missing school like this, it was so much easier to stop pushing so hard against the current and just step in the other direction. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt; Sometimes she would make deals with herself to attend for part of the day, then convince herself to attend for more.&lt;ref&gt;I stared out the window of the bus, watching the people and the cars.  On days like this, after being publicly humiliated, getting myself to the point where I was willing to walk through the door was about making deals with myself and trying to look past the school day.  I told myself that I would go to Mrs. Knott's computer class.  None of the Trio would be there, it was usually pretty easygoing, and I could take the time to browse the web.  From there, it was just a matter of convincing myself to walk down the hall to Mr. Gladly's class.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;If I just made myself do that, I promised myself, I would give myself a treat. - [[Agitation 3.1]]]&lt;/ref&gt;

[[Tattletale]] noted that she seemed to "gravitate toward solitude", and that she seemed oblivious to people staring at her as Skitter, perhaps because she had spent so long assuming everyone was staring at her as a result of her poor self-confidence. Tattletale believed that Taylor would be better at using Tattletale's power than she was.&lt;ref name="I8"&gt;[[Interlude 8 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;
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===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
She suffered from nightmares.&lt;ref name="11.1c1"&gt;I know the dream sequence is sort of a tired bit, but it struck me that I’ve mentioned a few times that Taylor has nightmares, earlier in the story, and there’s the stress over Dinah, her dad and Sophia, and I wanted to sort of touch on that without getting into pure exposition. Showing rather than telling. So I went with the dream.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;All in all? I’m ok with how that part turned out, personally. Though I welcome any complaints/criticisms/praise to let me know if I hit the mark &amp; should leave that option open for another story/book in another year. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/#comment-2129 Comment] by Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
She was known for reviewing previously fights to see how she could have done things differently or if somebody new trick she learned could have taken care of the situation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Colony 15.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor started to take the lead more in engagements the undersiders participated in. Eventually taking the lead when dealing with [[Dragon]].

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Tried to find a way to compromise after the event by turning herself in. It didn't go well. But her faith in the system was restored some what.

===Post-[[Timeskip]]===
She is an exceptionally accomplished martial artist; her bug-swarm-enhanced senses enable her to react to events faster than a normal human should be able to. She can easily defeat even other experienced parahumans in hand-to-hand combat. The boost to her senses and coordination due to her swarm also allows her exceptional accuracy with firearms. Personality-wise, she is noted to be cold, distant, exceptionally driven, and even ruthless by many characters.&lt;ref&gt;[[Cell 22.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She became concerned that her [[passenger]] was influencing her behaviour.&lt;ref name="27.3e1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="26.2 e2" /&gt;&lt;ref name="24.4e1"&gt;Had I?  Not wholly consciously.  I'd set up the string, but how much of that was intentional?  Was it habit, now, to have a measure on hand when dealing with any weapon?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I focused on the swarm, focused on the cords and threads that traced the room.  One in the doorway, one at each of Phir Sē's feet, just waiting for me to finish the deal and bind him.  Others extended between us, spiders poised to cut the threads or tie them, as the situation demanded.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The passenger, or was it me, being wary?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;"I guess I did," I said.  I made the spiders cut the threads between us.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My heart was still pounding, my mouth dry, and it wasn't just the Phir Sē thing, or the teleporter.  ''The passenger.'' - [[Crushed 24.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; She even blamed ordinary emotions on her passenger.&lt;ref name="27.3e2"&gt;"It's been a bad day, in case you haven't noticed.  You're allowed to feel bad.  It's kind of normal."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;''Normal.''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I'd been thinking of my feelings as being off-kilter, out of control, unreasonable and irrational.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Were they just regular feelings?  Emotions that weren't being reined in by my discipline and bottling everything up, by distraction and disconnection?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Somewhere along the line, I'd stopped thinking about my feelings as being mixed up or fucked up and stopped concerning myself with them altogether.  On a level, I'd blamed my passenger.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I wasn't sure I could justify that with what I was experiencing now.  Why would the passenger take away, gain ground in subsuming my identity and then give it back, all like this?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Was it just me? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; She tried hypnosis and bartering with it to control it, to no avail. Eventually she made a kind of peace with it.&lt;ref name="26.4"&gt;[[Sting 26.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Gold Morning]]===
Taylor's sanity begins to rapidly fracture after her [[Corona pollentia]] was 're-tuned' by Panacea. Panacea's alterations reduce the range but dramatically increase the power of Taylor's control, at the cost of the 'limiter' on Queen Administrator that prevents Taylor's powers from harming her. The consequences of the loss of the 'limiter are fundamental. She immediately loses the ability to speak, read, or write and continues to degrade over the course of Gold Morning, eventually losing the ability to understand spoken dialogue.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Shards have a pre-programmed drive to cause conflict. The loss of the limiters on Taylor's Queen Administrator shard cause this quality of her power to excessively bleed into her personality. She loses the ability to understand basic human emotional cues and bodily language, ultimately interpreting nearly any and all forms of human interaction as fighting or conflict. Driven into near-total insanity by her powers, she resolves to take over the disparate Earths in order to finally have peace, but is convinced to peacefully retreat into a self-imposed exile by several heroes, including Narwhal, Rachel, Imp, Tattletale, and Glastig Ulaine.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

By the end of Gold Morning, the boundaries between Taylor and the Queen Administrator shard have worn thin. Queen Administrator is able to speak and communicate through Taylor, using Taylor's own voice. &lt;ref&gt;“I don’t-” I started.  What had I been saying?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Not me.  The passenger.  I had to relax.  Allow myself to speak. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/29/30-7/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Contessa]] compares her to other parahumans who have lost control of themselves due to the personality bleed-over from an unleashed shard. Echidna, Glastig Ulaine, and the Ash Beast are Contessa's examples of parahumans that Taylor now resembles. Taylor has by this point so degraded that she can only communicate through the assistance of powers, and needs to exert effort in order to be able to communicate as herself, instead of allowing her shard to speak for her.&lt;!--needs a rewrite. they cummunicate through memories--&gt; 

Taylor ultimately expresses regret for the long chain of decisions she's made, starting from her first meeting with Armsmaster, and culminating in Scion's defeat. At a certain point the losses of friends and the moral compromises became too much, though not even she knows when or where the balance was tipped. Taylor says, in the end, that if she had a way to do it all over again, she would find a way to be a hero differently, a way to do it all better and not pay the prices she was forced to pay.&lt;ref&gt;[[Speck 30.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; 

Afterwards, Taylor, now unpowered, was dumped into an isolated reality along with her father. She met an alternate version of her mother there. &lt;ref&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/11/19/interlude-end/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude: End]]&lt;/ref&gt;

== Relationships ==
=== Civilians ===
Taylor had a strained relationship with the students of Winslow High. Because she was bullied extensively by "other girls and a small handful of boys" with the "trio" - [[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]]&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; acting as the ringleaders, she was reluctant to make friends and believed that boys didn't like her.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She speculates that the few boys that bullied her sought approval from three of the prettier and more popular girls.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt;

As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The public start to see Weaver as a hero following the [[New Delhi]] battle.{{cite}}

====Teachers====
Taylor disliked [[Mr. Gladly]] viewing him as one of the ‘popular kids' who had become a teacher.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; 

[[Mrs. Knott]], who taught Computer sciences, was Taylor's favourite teacher.&lt;ref&gt;Computer class was one of the few parts of the school day I didn't usually dread.  For one thing, it was the one class in which I was doing well.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott was an alright teacher, if not the most hands on; she was usually content to give us advanced students an in-class assignment and then focus on the more rambunctious majority for the rest of the class.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;I looked at my teachers.  At Mrs. Knott, who I'd even say was my favorite teacher, "Don't you see how fucked up this is?  He's blackmailing us right in front of you, and you can't understand that this manipulation has been going on from the beginning?"&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mrs. Knott frowned, "I don't like the sound of it, but we can only comment and act on what happens in school." - [[Hive 5.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;
==== Taylor's Bullies ====
[[Madison Clements]], [[Sophia Hess]], and [[Emma Barnes]] - [[The Trio]] of students responsible for bullying Taylor. Emma was Taylor's best friend from first grade to middle school, the two girls stayed at each other's houses every weekend.&lt;ref name="1.2" /&gt; Upon entering high school, Emma suddenly abandoned her for Sophia and Madison. The three then tormented her - Sophia physically, Madison superficially and Emma emotionally. Because Emma knew some of Taylor's psychological weaknesses, such as the death of Mrs. Hebert, she was the only one really able to hurt Taylor.

Taylor resisted attacking the trio with her powers, no matter how much she wanted to.&lt;ref name="1.1" /&gt; She considered the thought of [[Danny Hebert|her father]]'s disappointment on seeing that she had attacked the Trio "daunting" but less than her anger and frustration with them. After facing the likes of Coil and the Slaughterhouse 9 Taylor was able to overcome Emma's emotional attacks; following Taylor's public outing as Skitter Emma broke down. Emma Barnes' parents and sister blame Taylor for their daughter's eventual death.
====[[Danny Hebert]]====
They develop a somewhat strained relationship after she becomes Skitter. but repair it over the time she acted as Weaver. She always saw his teachings as a source of strength.

=== Other Parahumans ===
Taylor was, in her younger days, a big fan of [[Alexandria]] and Armsmaster. As a member of the Undersiders she becomes close friends with Tattletale, Grue, and Rachel (Hellhound/Bitch). She has a somewhat more distant relationship with Regent, due to being somewhat unsettled by him.

Taylor and Grue become romantically involved after the events of the Slaughterhouse Nine arc, but the relationship is short-lived and fizzles due to dramatically different levels of potential investment in the relationship. Where Grue was unwilling to make it a 'serious' relationship, Taylor very much was.

Taylor and Clockblocker share a vaguely respectful mutual relationship despite being enemies, a connection forged by fighting with or against one another several times. This connection becomes obvious to the point that civilian rumors begin to circulate of a romantic relationship between the two. Taylor is also close to [[Golem]], serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. As Weaver, Taylor visits [[Ms. Yamada]] for therapy. The civilian public begins to see Weaver as a hero following the Behemoth battle and Glenn Chamber's unauthorized release of her POV video of the battle.&lt;!--cite PHO interlude after crushed--&gt;

After the time-skip, she is close to Golem, serving as something of a mentor figure. She also spends a large amount of her time with Chicago wards but is considered not to be as close with them as she is with the Undersiders. After recovering from her injuries during the [[oil-rig battle]], Taylor collects a team of parahumans with a semi-rotating membership from capes she had known in the past. This group includes [[Lung]], [[Tattletale]], [[Shadow Stalker]], [[Cuff]], [[Tecton]], and [[Canary]] at different points.

==== [[Armsmaster]] ====
He was the first real Cape that Taylor worked with. She loses her respect for him after he betrays her, and they later become brutal enemies. After gaining perspective, Armsmaster apologizes to her (which catches her off guard.) Afterwards they're able to have a civil (if not friendly) relationship.

==== [[Alexandria]] ====
Alexandria was Taylor's favourite heroine when she was a kid.&lt;ref&gt;Without taking the box, I tilted my head to get a better look at the front, "Alexandria.  She was my favorite member of the Protectorate when I was a kid.  Is the lunchbox collectable?"  - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; When she was nine, she went through a phase where wore an Alexandria t-shirt and had her mom help her look up pictures of Alexandria online; the only time she had ever been a fan of a particular hero.&lt;ref&gt;I didn't follow that stuff, didn't buy into the hero worship.  I'd always found the capes &lt;em&gt;interesting&lt;/em&gt;, I'd followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I'd had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero. - [[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She developed a fractious relationship with The hero which turned dangerous a bit before Taylor began her career as Weaver.

==== [[Lisa Wilbourn|Lisa Wilbourn "Tattletale"]]====
Lisa is one of the first to trust Taylor from their first meeting and eventually becomes her closest friend.
==== [[Brian Laborn|Brian Laborn "Grue"]]  ====
Taylor develops a crush on him and the two date for awhile. After the [[timeskip]], though they have long since separated, she is still surprised to see that he had moved on with someone else.

==== [[Rachel Lindt|Rachel Lindt "Bitch"]] ====
The two initially have a rocky relationship, but by the end of Worm, Taylor is one of the few Rachel could call a friend.

Taylor eventually came to think of Rachel by her name instead of her cape appellation.&lt;ref&gt;[[Queen 18.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

==== [[Alec|Alec "Regent" Vasil]] ====
Taylor is wary of Regent. She knows that he's a sociopath and considers his membership on the Undersiders a necessary evil.{{cite}}
==== [[Aisha Laborn|Aisha Laborn "Imp"]] ====
Taylor thinks she's annoying, but tolerates her out of respect for her brother. They develop a close personal relationship later on.

====[[Defiant]]====
Despite his earlier betrayal, Defiant becomes something of a friend to Taylor, or at least a respected colleague. He and [[Dragon]] work to create her equipment and ferry her from place to place, at least partly as an apology. Their relationship is purely business.

====[[Panacea]]====
Complicated. Gifted her with [[Atlas]], and later Relay bugs. Though these were meant to be temporary.

== Abilities and Powers ==
Taylor posesses a form of telepathy&lt;ref name="8.4c1"&gt;In truth, when they’re quoting the scientists as saying “There’s no telepathy, it’s impossible.” they’re quoting something where the scientists theorized that thought-transference wouldn’t work. Which is similar but different.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Yes, Taylor is telepathic – she transmits information via. yet-unknown channels to her bugs, who respond, and through these same channels, she gets very frequent (to the point that it feels real-time) updates on her bugs’ positions, biology/status, etc. in what’s sort of a very rapid, hyper-detailed echolocation.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Meanwhile, thought-transference is more the ‘put thoughts in other people’s heads, or take thoughts out of other’s heads and understand them.’ - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/extermination-8-4/#comment-1277 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Extermination 8.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; that grants her total control over most arthropods.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Control===
She can make her minions do things that they would not normally do,&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/goto/post?id=2851377#post-2851377 Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; such as walk into fire{{cite}}, produce so much web silk that they physically couldn't produce any more&lt;ref name="14.4c1"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; or stinging while injecting little&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt; to no venom.&lt;ref name="6.7"&gt;[[Tangle 6.7]]&lt;/ref&gt; She doesn't require "organized" insects. Once she stops controlling them, her bugs revert to their normal behavior patterns.&lt;ref name="12.1c1"&gt;Ah, but the control &amp; organization of the bugs she controls don’t necessarily matter. She maintains absolute control anyways. The only convenience would be, say, that they could cooperate in her absence. (As opposed to black widows which have to be isolated from each other as they’re territorial enough to kill one another). - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/plague-12-1/#comment-2750 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Plague 12.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Multitasking===
Taylor has an almost limitless ability to focus on multiple insects at once, or to focus on other things while also using her insects.&lt;ref name="15.9"&gt;[[Colony 15.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2c1"&gt;Re: Skitter’s power, she’s yet to demonstrate the inability to control some bugs because she was focusing on others or focusing on something else. Well, there was the bank robbery, but that was Panacea’s interference at work. It’s unstated, but multitasking abilities come part and parcel with her power, as far as her facility with her power is concerned. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/#comment-2181 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can give general instructions, in which case she is only vaguely aware of their movements, or guide individual insects through complex tasks, in which case she is more precisely aware of their movements and environment.&lt;ref name="4.3c1"&gt;Taylor’s power is fairly nuanced, and I guess I haven’t really elaborated enough on that aspect of things. I tweaked the sweaty crotches part of the chapter just a tiny bit, and will strive to explain a little better in a later chapter. Long story short, Taylor’s sensory input from the bugs is vastly different depending on whether she’s giving them a general ‘find your way to me’ impulse or whether she’s focused enough on them individually to have them navigating their way into somebody’s underpants. In the former case, she’s drawn her bugs in while really stressed (such as when Bitch attacked her) without really noticing she was doing it. Things are that thin, that easy to block out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;You said “not at all recognizable from the ‘human’ perspective except by a good deal of piecing together of clues.” – Except she’s got a helluvalot of clues. Even fuzzy, blurry clues add up to a pretty strong mental picture when you’ve got enough of them. When there’s also context, with Taylor knowing in advance what her bugs are doing, there’s going to be (even if Taylor doesn’t really want to) a framing of those clues in a particular way. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/10/01/shell-4-3/#comment-196 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Shell 4.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, she could be distracted by the difficulty of focusing on her insects' senses,&lt;ref name="14.4c2"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/prey-14-4/#comment-4228 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Prey 14.4]]&lt;/ref&gt; and by Panacea's modified insects providing contradictory signals.&lt;ref name="11.2c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="3.12"&gt;[[Agitation 3.12]]&lt;/ref&gt; As of [[Colony 15.7]], she was only capable of holding one conversation at a time, even while controlling multiple clones.

Her power would sometimes perform actions by habit,&lt;ref name="24.4e1" /&gt; when she was incapacitated,&lt;ref&gt;Hey, passenger, I thought.  Do me a favor.  If I get taken out of action and you step up to fight, work on taking out Jack, alright? - &lt;/ref&gt; or when she was in an altered mental state,&lt;ref name="26.2 e2"&gt;Passenger, I thought.  Been a while, trying to figure out how to make peace with the fact that you're there, that you're affecting me somehow, taking control whenever I'm not in my own mind.  I think we've made strides.  I've sort of accepted that you're going to do what you're going to do, whether that helps me or hurts me. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; without her conscious instruction.

===Emotions===
Taylor would sometimes use her bugs to "channel" her emotions, lending her an "aura of indomitable calm".&lt;ref name="27.3e1"&gt;I was using my bugs to channel my feelings, even with my concerns about my passenger and how it might be merging with me.  I was wearing that aura of indomitable calm, even though I wasn't sure I liked the Taylor of this past year and a half, who had been doing just that as a matter of both habit and necessity. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/extinction-27-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extinction 27.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; This can be seen with [[Cell 22.4|Alexandria's interrogation]], when Taylor was able to attack Alexandria and the latter was not prepared as Taylor had offloaded all of her emotional cues into her bugs and thus appeared calmer than she truly was.&lt;ref&gt;Wildbow - Had taylor broken, raged out, in the sense of chapter one, they would have had a scapegoat for everything that happened in Brockton Bay. She could have tapped Cauldron resources and been on the alert. But Taylor offloaded all cues to her shard. She appeared far calmer and more subdued than she was, Alexandria calibrated her approach with this in mind, and things tilted off differently.&lt;br&gt;Wildbow - Taylor was absolutely not a killer at that stage, unless she had a reasonable target, and Alexandria presented herself as that target. Alexandria looked at Taylor, talked to her, and saw someone different. All of the profiling and information worked -against- her.- WoG from [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/22604409/ Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt; [[Armsmaster]]'s lie-detector and [[Cherish]]'s power also had partially bad reads on her emotions. Even those close to her have trouble understanding her at times.&lt;ref&gt;Armsmaster's lie detector.&lt;br&gt;Cherish gets a partial read on Skitter, but extrapolates wrong. Jack remarks on this on two occasions, especially how (he feels) if the read had been correct, he could have convinced Taylor to kill Battery.&lt;br&gt;Powers set aside, she expresses frustration at people misreading her motivations, especially at the meeting with Accord/Valefor/the Teeth. Virtually everyone around her has trouble grasping what she's doing and why: her dad, Emma (most recent encounter), D&amp;D, Grue, even Tattletale at times. - [https://redd.it/748ujh Partial comment by Wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
===Senses===
The sensory input from her bugs is "fuzzy" and difficult for humans to interpret.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="6.1c1"&gt;Well, she can’t quite hear through her bugs. As she says in 2.6, noises break down to weird and irritating pitches that she can’t quite make out.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The one real exception to this occurs at the conclusion of the ‘Shell’ arc, where she was overhearing music through a moth. But that’s an exception, not the rule. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/tangle-6-1/#comment-533 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Tangle 6.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can sporadically hear and see clearly, but the "signal quality" is unreliable.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt;

Practicing doesn't seem to produce results.&lt;ref name="14.4c2" /&gt; However, over time, Taylor does learn to more reliably hear through her bugs.&lt;ref name="6.1c1" /&gt; As of [[Cell 22.4]], she was unable to understand a phone message heard with her bugs, but was able to identify it was a recording. She was only able to discern tone of voice at "rare moments".&lt;ref name="22.4"&gt;[[Cell 22.4]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Based on the combined sensory input of large numbers of insects, Taylor can gain a very clear mental picture of whatever they're interacting with.&lt;ref name="4.3c1" /&gt; She can also sense the biology and location&lt;ref name="8.4c1" /&gt; of every bug she can control.&lt;ref name="9.1 c1"&gt;[[Leviathan|He]] doesn’t have a conventional brain, but his system isn’t so simple that Taylor can take it over. If she could have, her power would have detected &amp; sensed him the way it usually does bugs. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/cell-9-1/#comment-1564 Comment by] Wildbow on [[Sentinel 9.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; This gives her enhanced aim&lt;ref name="26.6"&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Sting 26.6]&lt;/ref&gt; and the ability to dodge attacks with supernatural reaction times.&lt;ref&gt;I didn’t hear the rest.  Behind my back, Assault moved to kick one of the desks.  It went flying into the air in the same instant I threw myself to the ground.  I could feel the rush of wind as it passed over me, hurtling into a cubicle.  I scrambled for cover.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Prescience.  Interesting,” the Director called out, as I ducked low and used the cubicles to hide.  “We assigned you a thinker-one classification, but perhaps we fell short.” [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/27/monarch-16-2/ Excerpt] from [[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; However, in environments where bugs are scarce, or when dealing with materials that they don't interact with well, her image of the area can become less reliable.{{cite}}

Taylor also receives some knowledge of her bugs' biology from her power,&lt;ref name="14.6"&gt;[[Prey 14.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; giving her an understanding of their limits, capabilities and the effects of adaptions such as any venom they have.&lt;ref name="2.6"&gt;“Yeah,” Lisa raised an eyebrow, “You do know which bugs you had biting him, right?  Black Widow, Brown Recluse, Browntail Moth, Mildei, Fire Ants-”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Yeah,” I cut her off, “I don’t know the official names, but I know exactly what bit him, what stung him and what the venoms do.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/07/23/insinuation-2-6/ Excerpt] from [[Insinuation 2.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===Limits===
Taylor has a limited range. During periods of stress, it would increase, once reaching over six and a half blocks.&lt;ref name="20.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/chrysalis-20-5/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; The increases aren't permanent.&lt;ref&gt;[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/26/infestation-11-3/#comment-2233 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Nevertheless, her base range did slowly increase over time, from two blocks as when [[Hive 5.5|fighting]] the [[ABB]] to three blocks when she began to [[Infestation 11.2|claim territory]],&lt;ref name="1.2e1"&gt;I wasn’t just grabbing every creepy crawly in a two block radius, though.  I was being selective, and I was gathering quite a few.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It would take time for all of them to arrive.  Bugs could move faster than you thought when they moved with purpose in a straight line, but even so, two blocks was a lot of ground for something so small to cover. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/06/14/gestation-1-2/ Excerpt] from [[Gestation 1.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="5.5e1"&gt;I generally measured things in city blocks – I’ve never been good at eyeballing distance – and I would say my range usually sat at around two blocks. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/11/19/hive-5-5/ Excerpt] from [[Hive 5.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="11.2e1"&gt;Generally speaking, there were two routes I tended to go. The first put me in one spot, drawing my bugs from the area. A three block radius made for a good number of bugs.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Today wasn’t one of the days my power was working double time, with double the range. I’d wanted to make sure to reach as many as I could, so I’d started drawing the arrows and words with the bugs early. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/infestation-11-2/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; and participate in more conflicts.&lt;ref&gt;Much like Taylor's achievements went hand in hand with a growth in her capability and flexibility with her power (on a blunt level like the waxing &amp; waning max range, in terms of being able to see/speak with them, and on an abstract level, like how the shard is helping more in the background or when she's unconscious), - [https://redd.it/5ngyvn Comment by Wildbow] on Armsmaster's growth.&lt;/ref&gt; 

Her power doesn't work on creatures below a certain size.&lt;ref name="15.1c1"&gt;It’s been stated in the comments, but Taylor’s power doesn’t let her control bugs below a certain size. It’s why she can’t sense skin mites. - 
[http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/16/colony-15-1/#comment-5089 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Colony 15.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; At different times, she speculated that she could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell -- which wouldn't explain how she could control earthworms -- and that it was the subject having a non-complex nervous system.&lt;ref name="3.1"&gt;“I used to think I could control anything with an exoskeleton or shell.  But I can control earthworms too, among other things, and they don’t have shells.  I think all it takes is that they have to have very simple brains.” -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/agitation-3-1/ excerpt] from [[Agitation 3.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Her power does not affect squid. It's possible that she could control bug-like [[Case 53s]], depending on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;ref name="I5c1"&gt;Um the Muse:&lt;br&gt;Hmm, I wonder if Skitter could affect the various bugmen? I know that she said that it had to do with the size of the brain involved, but how certain is that?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;wildbow:&lt;br&gt;Probably would depend on their brain makeup &amp; chemistry.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;But I think the real concern wouldn’t be so much ‘Is it possible’ as the ethics involved. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/12/10/interlude-5/#comment-485 Comment by Wildbow on] [[Interlude 5]]&lt;/ref&gt;
At one point, Taylor attempted to distract [[Zion|a foe]] underwater by forming simulated bodies out of sea creatures.&lt;ref&gt;Simple lifeforms.  If there were none above the water’s surface, I’d use the ones below.  A glance above me showed one of the flying heroes above the water’s surface, watching.  Good.  We’d be able to coordinate an attack.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We were too far from the ocean floor for me to find crabs or lobsters, but there were others.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Krill.  Two inches in length, at best.  But they were alive, and I could move them.  I could use them.  Another swarm decoy, another combination attack.  Something that- [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/24/extinction-27-5/ Excerpt] from  [[Extinction 27.5]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She was able to control [[Atlas]] a horse sized beetle, and have her range extended by Relay bugs. Both of these were courtesy of Panacea. Like all of her other bugs she saw them as tools, though Atlas did have some sentimental value.

===Skills===
Taylor has come up with a multitude of creative uses of her power. For example, she can produce and manipulate large quantities of spider silk, coat her insects in petroleum jelly and capsaicin to use them like pepper spray, deploy groups of bugs to create humanoid figures,&lt;ref name="11.3"&gt;[[Infestation 11.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; mask her movements, and clear out rat infestations. She was able to catch [[containment foam]] on glass carried by her bugs and stick it to her attackers.&lt;ref name="10.5"&gt;[[Parasite 10.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; She can disguise or project her voice by having her insects buzz and chirp together.&lt;ref name="9.6c1"&gt;Pinkhair:&lt;br&gt;I figured that Taylor did the voice trick to disguise herself, now that she knows that Sophia might possibly recognize her by voice.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow:&lt;br&gt;We have a winner. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/#comment-1786 Comment by Wildbow] on [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt; Over a two year period she learned how to read Braille and used her bugs to read multiple texts at once.&lt;ref name="26.2 e1"&gt;The moment the wind died down, I bid the bugs to shift position, carrying the pages to me, sorting them into the appropriate order.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I bent down and began collecting the pieces of paper.  I could feel the raised bumps on the pages as I brushed them free of specks of dirt and leaves.  Each set of bumps corresponded with a letter or punctuation mark, which had been printed over the dots in thick, bold, letters. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/20/sting-26-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="30.2"&gt; I’d taught myself braille, so I could read with my bugs, and take in more. -[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/speck-30-2/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.2]]&lt;/ref&gt;

She even had some tricks she wasn't consciously aware of learning. For example, she would occasionally use her bugs to cover her while she moved without noticing, making her difficult to track.&lt;ref&gt;All around me, PRT employees were howling in pain, their cries silenced by the lack of an audio feed.  Either the camera hadn’t picked it up, or Glenn had muted it.  They thrashed.  One reached for me, for the &lt;em&gt;me&lt;/em&gt; on the screen, and I could see how I moved out of the way without even glancing at him.  The swarm concealed me at the same time, briefly obscuring the Skitter in the video from both the man on the ground and the security camera.  When it parted, she had shifted two or three feet to the left.  A simple step to one side in the half-second she couldn’t be seen, but it misled the eyes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And I couldn’t remember doing it.  I’d never consciously added the trick to my repertoire. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/30/drone-23-3/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.3]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor had an unusually high pain tolerance, which she blamed on [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|her exposure]] to a pain-bomb of [[Bakuda]]'s.&lt;ref name="29.9 e1"&gt;“Whatever,” Panacea said.  “Works for me, actually.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Then she touched me, and the pain went away.  I relaxed so suddenly I felt like I’d suddenly become part liquid.  I’d been so tense my head wasn’t even touching the countertop, my legs and shoulders tense.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Thank you,” I said.  “Thanks.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;
“You have a high pain tolerance,” she said.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“One of Bakuda’s bombs, way back when,” I said.  “I think it messed with my head, as far as my perception of pain.  I found out what it’s ''really'' like to feel pain, real ten-out-of-ten pain.  A part of me knew it was too much to be true, and other stuff’s affected me more because I knew it was tied with something ''real''.  Case in point, a burn is still a motherfucker.”&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;“Well, we’ll fix it,” she said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/08/venom-29-9/ Excerpt] from [[Venom 29.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;

===[[Classification]]===
Taylor was rated by [[PRT]] analysts as a [[Master]] 5,&lt;ref name="8.5"&gt;[[Extermination 8.5]]&lt;/ref&gt; which was later upgraded to an 8.&lt;ref name="22.1"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/04/cell-22-1/#comment-20739 Cell 22.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; A rating of [[Thinker]] 1 was officially added when [[Emily Piggot]] deduced she could see through her bugs in a limited fashion.&lt;ref name="22.1" /&gt;&lt;ref name="18.3"&gt;[[Queen 18.3]]&lt;/ref&gt; Piggot suggested that this should be upgraded when Taylor admitted she came up with the plan to raid the PRT to stop [[Dragon]] and demonstrated the ability to anticipate incoming attacks through her bugs,&lt;ref name="16.2"&gt;[[Monarch 16.2]]&lt;/ref&gt; but she was still classified as a thinker-one after Piggot had left office.&lt;ref name=":0"&gt;"Arthropodokinesis, arthropodovoyance," the Deputy Director said.  "She's on record as a master eight, thinker one.  The thinker classification is key here: ex-Director Piggot noted Skitter can see through her bugs' eyes."&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Director Tagg nodded slowly, then rubbed his chin again.  The movement of his wrist against his armrest nearly killed the bug I had in between his dress shirt and jacket.  "Agreed.  I already informed each of my officers to treat her as though she had a two point classification in every category, or two points ''higher'' in cases where she's already received scores.  Brute two, mover two… all the way down the list.  It won't do to underestimate her." - [[Cell 22.1]] &lt;/ref&gt;

Later [[Director Tagg]] ordered her to be treated as a Master 10, Thinker 3 with an additional rating of 2 in every other category; in order to make sure his soldiers didn't underestimate her&lt;ref name=":0" /&gt; and to authorize additional means of containing her.&lt;ref name="SB56"&gt;Tagg slaps a '2 of everything' on Taylor because it gives full authorization for all special measures, and it's a constant reminder to his people that she's a threat in every department... [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/12847980 Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;

Taylor's [[trigger event]], which involved both an environmental stressor and a [[thinker]] stressor, led her primarily [[Master]] power to have [[Thinker]] and [[Shaker]] overtones.&lt;ref&gt;TFS Is the fact that Taylor was trapped a reason why her Master powers act the same way as Shaker powers do?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| do tell&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Wildbow Yeah, there's overlap.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;soulpelt| Taylor is needing help from being trapped in a sucky environment.&lt;br&gt;
Wildbow Environmental stressor, thinker stressor, more thinkery shakery master power. - [[Wildbow]] on IRC, [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/18251141/ archived on SpaceBattles]&lt;/ref&gt;
&lt;!--===True Nature===
I VOTE WE PUT THIS IN THE SHARD PAGE DEALING WITH THE TRUE NATURE OF EVERYONES SHARDS, LIKE LEGEND GRUMMAN AND TAYLOR'S

Her shard originally went to her father before jumping to the more suitable host. Had Taylor's father experienced a more stressful life, it's possible that he could have triggered with rat powers.&lt;ref&gt;[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15024872/ Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="reddit2"/&gt;

[[Glaistig Uaine]] referred to Taylor as the "Queen Administrator", and claimed her power was a "noble" among the faerie.{{cite}}

In [[Scion]]'s [[Interlude 26|Interlude]] it is implied, but not explicitly stated, that Taylor's power was originally used to determine and rearrange the configuration of [[shard]]s within an [[Entity]], and it is referred to as "the administrator shard". It specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms.&lt;ref name="reddit2"&gt;[https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4ak6m0/spoiler_what_if/d11aso3 Comment by wildbow on Reddit]&lt;/ref&gt;
==History==
===Background===
Growing up, Taylor's parents showed concern for her safety. They warned her to stay on the Boardwalk and avoided the bad part of town, a command she scrupulously obeyed.&lt;ref name="1.3"/&gt;

When she was around five or six, she saw a meth addict freak out on the bus, making enough of a ruckus that the driver had to stop and force him off. This fright permanently affected her.&lt;ref name="5.8"/&gt;

Her mother, [[Annette Rose Hebert]], died in a car crash later attributed to texting while driving. As a result of the incident, Taylor becomes closed off and rigid. Her previously strong friendship with [[Emma Barnes]] became strained due to this change.

A year and a half before the story begins, just before they enter high school,&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt; Emma unexpectedly abandons Taylor to befriend [[Shadow Stalker|Sophia Hess]] and [[Madison Clements]]. The trio then began aggressively bullying Taylor, including one event in early January&lt;ref name="I3c"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/interlude-3-2/#comment-11512 Comment by Wildbow on Interlude 3]&lt;/ref&gt; that causes Taylor to trigger. They send her vicious e-mails, upend trash over her desk, and steal her mother's flute from her locker.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; Others join in, ‘accidentally’ skipping her when passing out assignments and adding their own voices to the taunts and emails.Taylor begins lying low in the bathrooms during lunch and comes to view it as "refuge ... a place I could retreat to, a place where I was off their radar".&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

Three months before the story begins -- once Taylor recovered from her trigger event -- she started to prepare herself to become a hero.&lt;ref name="1.2"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-02/ Gestation 1.2]&lt;/ref&gt; She exercised, honed her abilities, doing research and preparing her costume. Her training schedule consisted of running every morning and every other afternoon.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt; She resisted using her power in school for three months, restricting it to a faint buzzing sound at the edge of her consciousness.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt; She conducted practice sessions, "far from prying eyes", to determine the extent of her power.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At some point, her backpack was stolen from her locker by the Trio and stuffed in a trash can. She bought a new one for twelve bucks. This incident alerted her to the risk of someone reading her notes, and she rewrote them in code. Around the same time, she began hiding equipment for her superheroics in a boarded-up coal shute in her basement.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt;

=== Events of Worm ===
On April 8th, 2011,&lt;ref name="I3c" /&gt; Taylor was discovered in the bathroom, ruining her hiding place. The Trio drenches her clothes and bag in juice. She then throws her bag against the wall in anger, her midterm project -- due that day -- is destroyed. She finally lets her defenses drop and is automatically swarmed with bugs responding to her emotional distress, but she resists killing the trio.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

At home, Taylor discovers the juice also ruined many of the contents of her bag, including notes on her eventual superhero career. This event pushes Taylor to stop putting off the start of said career.&lt;ref name="1.2"/&gt; That weekend Taylor completes her costume and on Sunday night goes out in costume for the first time, crossing into the "bad part of town" just after midnight.&lt;ref name="1.3"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-1-gestation/1-03/ Gestation 1.3]&lt;/ref&gt;

On that first night out, Taylor notices a group of [[ABB]] members, including [[Lung]] (who she recognizes immediately from the news and online). She hears them discussing killing "children".&lt;ref name="1.3" /&gt; She [[Unnamed_Bug_Girl_vs._Lung|fights Lung alongside the Undersiders]].

Having been seemingly mistaken for a villain, Taylor joined the Undersiders, intending to gather information as a mole. She helped them [[Battle at the Bank|rob a bank]] and [[Battle at the Gallery|attack a fundraiser]], embarrassing the heroes. 

She was concussed when [[Bakuda vs. The Undersiders|the ABB ambushed them]]. [[Bakuda]] launched a wave of bombing against the city to free Lung, forcing the other villains to unite against her. Skitter personally defeated Lung after he defeated [[Kaiser]], [[Fenja]], [[Menja]], [[Bitch]] and [[Sundancer]].

She fought the [[Endbringer]] [[Leviathan]] when he [[Battle against Leviathan|attacked Brockton Bay]], helping to track his location and rescue wounded until her communicator was fried. She was nearby when [[Armsmaster]] duelled the monster and picked up his Halberd when he fell, using it to wound the monster and help other heroes clear rubble.

===Post-[[Battle against Leviathan|Leviathan]]===
Taylor discovered that the hero [[Shadow Stalker]] was in fact [[Sophia Hess]], one of the girls who had tormented her. In the ensuing conversation, Armsmaster was revealed by [[Tattletale]] to have fried her armband in order to prevent her giving away the beast's location to other heroes, which would have prevented him duelling it one-on-one. In revenge, he revealed her status as a mole to the Undersiders.&lt;ref name="8.7"&gt;[[Extermination 8.7]]&lt;/ref&gt;

Nevertheless, she rejoined the Undersiders, disillusioned with the heroes. She agreed to [[Coil]]'s plan to take over the city, claiming a territory. There she fought the [[Slaughterhouse Nine]].

===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
Spearheaded winning strategies against [[Dragon]]'s suits.

On June 19th, Coil completed his takeover of the city by faking his death and discrediting [[Emily Piggot]]. He claimed he was going to release [[Dinah Alcott]], as agreed, but instead [[Coil's Betrayal|attacked Skitter.]] After the Undersiders defeated Coil, Taylor killed him.

===Post-[[Battle against Echidna|Echidna]]===
Taylor felt increasing pressure from the authorities, who revealed her secret identity to the public.

Eventually she surrendered, hoping to acquire concessions in the form of reforms in exchange. This initially failed, but after she killed the [[PRT]]'s local and national leadership, she was proclaimed a hero.

=== The [[Timeskip]] ===
Taylor spends the timeskip as a member of the [[Chicago]] [[Wards]], training [[Golem]], and participating in many [[Endbringer]] fights.
She participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]].

=== [[Golden Morning]] ===
Taylor was injured during the [[Oil-rig battle]], and moved to uphold the [[Truce]] and recruit [[Endbringers|help]]. 

When [[Doormaker]] was incapacitated she led a strike team to investigate the [[Cauldron Compound]].

She asked [[Panacea]] to modify her powers, becoming the being known as [[Rise of Khepri|Khepri]].

Though she now had the power she needed to face the warrior she dealt with a rapidly deteriorating mental state unable to communicate with others. Her actions were opposed by her allies and friends. 

After Zion's defeat, her shard was disabled by Contessa, saving Taylors life.{{Cite}} She eventually moved to Earth Aleph along with her father. She thinks she will be able to live a quiet life..&lt;!--I may be miss remembering but there is some reference in letting some villain get out of the country? or am I misrepresenting something about romp heve to double check

To parahumanity of the Earth Bet diaspora Taylor is simply gone.&lt;ref&gt;Point_Me_@_The_Sky: Now she’s gone and you’re still here.

FlippinMad: Gone?
FlippinMad: she retired?  Or she’s dead?  Gone gone?

Point_Me_@_The_Sky: She is &lt;nowiki&gt;*gone*&lt;/nowiki&gt;. - [[Glow-worm P.9]]&lt;/ref&gt;
--&gt;

==Quotes==
*(To Lung): ''"Don't underestimate me."''
*(To Triumph): "Sorry. I didn't want this to go this far."
*(To Doctor Mother): ''"I know what that's like, I've walked down that road. Maybe not so ugly a road, but I've gone that route. All the way along, I told myself it sucked, but I wouldn't do it differently. I did everything I did for a reason. Except now, having reached the point I was working towards, I finally do regret it all. The last two years, the way I treated my teammates, leaving the Undersiders... I'd change it all in a heartbeat."''&lt;ref&gt;https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/&lt;/ref&gt;
*(To Tecton): ''“Being good or bad was never a thing for me.  Not really.  It was all about the actions I was taking and why."''
*''"I didn’t follow that stuff, didn’t buy into the hero worship. I’d always found the capes interesting, I’d followed the non-gossipy news about them, but with the exception of a phase around the time I was nine where I’d had an Alexandria t-shirt and had my mom help me find pictures of her online, I had never really got giddy over any particular hero."'' - [[Tangle 6.7]]

==Trivia==
*Taylor likely triggered Monday the third of January 2011 as it was described as the first day of school in the new year.
*"Khepri" is a god in ancient Egyptian religion connected with the scarab beetle, because the scarab rolls balls of dung across the ground, an act that the Egyptians saw as a symbol of the forces that move the sun across the sky.
*[[Glaistig Uaine]] calls Taylor "Queen Administrator"&lt;ref name="25.5"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/07/11/scarab-25-5/ Scarab 25.5]&lt;/ref&gt;, queen being one of the regal titles that Glaistig Uaine uses for those with powerful and fully developed shards&lt;ref name="27.4"&gt;[https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/22/extinction-27-4/ Extinction 27.4]&lt;/ref&gt;, which became a popular fan nickname for the power.
*Taylor's surname, "Hebert," would most likely pronounced "Ai-bear," as it is a French name. H is rarely pronounced in French, especially at the beginning of a word, and a final consonant is also rarely pronounced without a final "e" after it. However her surname is canonically stated to be pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532" /&gt;
&lt;!--*Originally, it was considered that Taylor would die during the Leviathan fight, with Wildbow even writing death scene out. However, due to other factors he ultimately decided to keep her alive--&gt;

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|name = Taylor Hebert
|image = Skitter by neoworm-d9mp6r7.jpg
|imagecaption = [http://fav.me/d9mp6r7 Illustration] by [http://neoworm.deviantart.com/ neoworm on deviantart]
|civname = Taylor Anne Hebert
|alias = Bug&lt;br&gt;Skitter&lt;br&gt;Weaver&lt;br&gt;Khepri
|gender = Female
|age = 15 (story start)&lt;br&gt;18 (post-timeskip)
|general location = [[Brockton Bay]]&lt;br&gt;[[Chicago]]
|family = [[Danny Hebert]] (father)&lt;br&gt;[[Annette Hebert]] (mother)&lt;br&gt;Gram (maternal grandmother)
|civ occupation = High school student (formerly)
|legal status = [[Villain]], [[Hero]]
|team = Independent
|previous team = [[The Wards]] ([[Chicago]])&lt;br&gt;[[The Undersiders]]
|power = Bug control
|classification = [[Master]] 8, [[Thinker]] 1
|first appearance = [[Worm]], [[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;br&gt;[[Glow-worm]], [[Glow-worm P.9|Part 9]]
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'''Taylor Anne Hebert''',&lt;ref name="14.8"&gt;[[Prey 14.8]]&lt;/ref&gt; also known as '''Skitter''', is the main character of ''[[Worm]]''.&lt;ref name="Cast1"&gt;'''Skitter''' – The protagonist.  A bug controller, she wears a black spidersilk costume with gray-black speckled armor panels.  If you’ve forgotten who she is, you have a problem. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast (spoiler free)]&lt;/ref&gt; Her surname is pronounced "Hee-bert".&lt;ref name="SB532"&gt;'''How tall exactly is Taylor? in comparison to the Wards ENE?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I think I mention it in the story, but you wouldn't be too wrong if you said she's 5'7" or 5'8" (corrected from 5'6") at the story's outset, taller than Battery, who's maybe 5'3" or 5'4". The only one who'd be taller than her would be Browbeat (using his power) or Aegis (who's a tallish male about to turn 18).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;'''Taylor's last name is pronounced 'A bear' right? I ask this because I recall Victor calling Skitter 'heb' and she having a panic attack because she thought he knew her last name. Did I miss something?'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Hee-bert. A-bear would be the French pronunciation, but her family uses the American pronunciation. The slur is 'heeb', short for Hebrew. - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/14723063/ Comment on spacebattles by Wildbow]&lt;/ref&gt;
==Appearance==
===Civilian Identity ===
Taylor was a tall,&lt;ref&gt; Broomstick arms and legs, gawky, with a wide, guileless smile, her eyes just a fraction larger behind the glasses she wore, a little too old fashioned.  Her long dark curls were tied into a loose set of twin braids, one bearing a series of colorful ‘friendship braclet' style ties at the end.  Only her height gave her age away. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; stick-thin,&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;A girl, skinny, but not in the attractive way you saw in magazines.  Spindly. - [http://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/21/sentinel-9-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.6]]&lt;/ref&gt;  young woman with long, curly black hair&lt;ref name="19.ze1"/&gt;&lt;ref name="I10.5e1"&gt;A girl with curly black hair and glasses, stick thin, hugging a red-haired girl.  The body type was a match. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;[...]&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The goal was always the same: to look for the girl with the slight build, curly black hair and glasses.  Taylor Hebert. - [[Interlude 10.5 (Bonus)]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Skinny teenage girl with black curly hair entering and leaving the same building that the skinny teenage villain with black curly hair was operating out of? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/05/19/infestation-11-1/ Excerpt] from [[Infestation 11.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Her expression was masked behind a shifting mass of bugs that moved in and out of her hairline.  Sierra couldn’t even tell where the bugs ended and the scalp began, as the small black bodies crawled into and onto the black curls. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/11/interlude-14/ Exerpt] from [[Interlude 14.x]]&lt;/ref&gt; and glasses. She had a thin-lipped, wide, expressive mouth she inherited from [[Anne-Rose Hebert|her mother]], and her large eyes and gawky figure made her look a lot like [[Danny Hebert|her father]].&lt;ref name="1.1"&gt;[[Gestation 1.1]]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="I22"&gt;[[22.x (Interlude, Charlotte)|Interlude 22]]&lt;/ref&gt; She was approximately 5'6" at the story's outset.&lt;ref name="SB532"/&gt; She was born on June 19th, 1995. 

Taylor didn't wear clothes that showed skin, or bright colors. Emma presumed this was an unconscious effort to blend in or hide.&lt;ref name="19.ze1"&gt;Taylor kneeled in the middle of a massive puddle of juices and sodas, some of it still fizzing around her.  She was drenched, head to toe, trickles still running off of the lengths of her hair.  Her style of dress had changed over the past little while, in ways Taylor probably wasn’t fully aware of.  She wore darker clothes now, cloaked herself in sweatshirts and loose fitting jeans.  Her long hair was a shield, a barrier around her face.  All measures to hide, signals and gestures of defeat.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;More than that, she’d changed in behavior, had stopped fighting back. She’d stopped reacting, for the most part.  Her expression was impassive.  It took some of the fun out of it.  It was almost disappointing. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/interlude-19/ Excerpt] from [[19.z (Interlude; Emma)|Interlude 19.z]]&lt;/ref&gt; At various times, she wore a brown hooded sweatshirt over a green t-shirt.&lt;ref name="1.1"/&gt;

As time went on and under the influence of [[Lisa Wilbourn]] she began to vary her wardrobe more. Learning to vary her appearance to blend into situations.  She also grew taller and gained some muscle from her training regime and activities as a parahuman.&lt;ref name="19.ze2"&gt;The casual display of emotion was startling.  It was equally startling when, in the moment Emma’s dad slowed the car down, Taylor’s head turned, her eyes falling on them, her head and upper body turning to follow them as they passed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;She didn’t even resemble the person Emma had known way back then, not the girl who’d approached her house after 